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LOCALIZATION OF BRAIN TUMORS WITH THE POSITRON SCINTILLATION CAMERA.
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1963
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Positron Emission TomographyNeuro-oncologyBrain Tumor LocalizationOncologic ImagingMedical ImagingPet-mriPositron Emission 85Biomedical ImagingRadiation OncologyMedicineGliomaDiagnostic NeuroradiologyNuclear MedicinePositron Scintillation CameraRadiologyHealth Sciences
The use of a positron scintillation camera in the localization of brain tumors after administration of Ga/sup 68/ is dethan with other methods of brain tumor localization and the pictures are obtained in a relatively short time. Gallium-68 has a half life of 68 min and decays by positron emission 85% of the time. (C.H.)