Optimal PET acquisition setting of I-124 with Siemens Inveon PET: Comparative simulation study with F-18 and microPET R4

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2666-2668

  Yu, A Ram ^a   Kim, Jin Su ^a   Kim, Kyeong Min ^a   Lee, Young Sub ^a   Woo, Sang Keun ^a   Lee, Won Ho ^a   Kim, Jong Guk ^a   Park, Ji Ae ^a   Kim, Hee Joung ^b   Cheon, Gi Jeong ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BRANCHING RATIO; COMPARATIVE SIMULATION; COUNT RATES; DEAD TIME; ENERGY WINDOWS; HALF LIVES; HIGH ENERGY; MICROPET; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MOUSE PHANTOMS; NOISE EQUIVALENT COUNT RATES; OPTIMAL ENERGY; RADIOIODINE; SCATTER FRACTIONS; SIEMENS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTONS; POSITRONS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77951194259     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401991     Document Type: Conference Paper

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