Effect of the positron range of 18F, 68Ga and 124I on PET/CT in lung-equivalent materials

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 940-948

  Kemerink, Gerrit J ^a   Visser, Mariëlle G W ^a   Franssen, Renee ^a   Beijer, Emiel ^a   Zamburlini, Mariangela ^a   Halders, Servé G E A ^a   Brans, Boudewijn ^a   Mottaghy, Felix M ^a   Teule, Gerrit J J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

124I; 68Ga; High energy positrons; Lung PET; Quantification

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FLUORINE 18; GALLIUM 68; IODINE 124; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYRINGE; VITAL CAPACITY; VOLUMETRY;

AGAR; ELECTRONS; FLUORINE RADIOISOTOPES; GALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; LUNG; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SYRINGES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WATER;

EID: 79953675989     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-1732-1     Document Type: Article

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