PubMed · 1975 · 109 citations · 3 references
MedicineNuclear MedicineRadiologyDiagnostic Nuclear MedicineNuclear PhysicsRadiation DetectionNuclear Medicine ImagingPositron Emission TomographyPositron Emission Tomography PhysicsRadioactive DecayRadiotracer TechniquesPositron Emission Tomography DetectionPositron Emission Tomography LocalizationPositron Range EffectsPositron-emitting RadionuclidesSpatial Resolution Analysis
Positron ranges were obtained experimentally for several nuclides used in scintigraphic imaging. The nuclides examined were 13C, 13N, 15O, 18F, 68Ga, and 82Rb. The results are discussed with respect to the ultimate spatial resolution obrained in a scintigraphic image.
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Application of annihilation coincidence detection to transaxial reconstruction tomography.
Michael E. Phelps, Edward J. Hoffman, Nizar A. Mullani et al. · PubMed · 1975 · 625 citations
Effect of positron range on spatial resolution.
Michael E. Phelps, Edward J. Hoffman, Sung-Cheng Huang et al. · PubMed · 1975 · 128 citations