ZA776293B - Positron imaging system with improved count rate and tomographic capability - Google Patents

Positron imaging system with improved count rate and tomographic capability

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Publication number
ZA776293B
ZA776293B ZA00776293A ZA776293A ZA776293B ZA 776293 B ZA776293 B ZA 776293B ZA 00776293 A ZA00776293 A ZA 00776293A ZA 776293 A ZA776293 A ZA 776293A ZA 776293 B ZA776293 B ZA 776293B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
imaging system
count rate
positron imaging
improved count
tomographic capability
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ZA00776293A
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English (en)
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G Muehllehner
M Buchin
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Searle & Co
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/29Measurement performed on radiation beams, e.g. position or section of the beam; Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
    • G01T1/2914Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
    • G01T1/2985In depth localisation, e.g. using positron emitters; Tomographic imaging (longitudinal and transverse section imaging; apparatus for radiation diagnosis sequentially in different planes, steroscopic radiation diagnosis)
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/02Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/03Computed tomography [CT]
    • A61B6/037Emission tomography

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  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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ZA00776293A 1976-10-22 1977-10-21 Positron imaging system with improved count rate and tomographic capability ZA776293B (en)

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US05/734,797 US4057727A (en) 1976-10-22 1976-10-22 Positron imaging system with improved count rate and tomographic capability

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US (1) US4057727A (xx)
JP (1) JPS5392580A (xx)
AU (2) AU2990877A (xx)
CA (1) CA1085974A (xx)
DE (1) DE2747194A1 (xx)
FR (1) FR2371694A1 (xx)
GB (1) GB1544741A (xx)
IT (1) IT1091108B (xx)
NL (1) NL7711585A (xx)
SE (1) SE7711807L (xx)
ZA (1) ZA776293B (xx)

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JPS5392580A (en) 1978-08-14
US4057727A (en) 1977-11-08
FR2371694A1 (fr) 1978-06-16
GB1544741A (en) 1979-04-25
DE2747194A1 (de) 1978-04-27
SE7711807L (sv) 1978-04-23
NL7711585A (nl) 1978-04-25
IT1091108B (it) 1985-06-26
AU2990877A (en) 1979-04-26
CA1085974A (en) 1980-09-16
AU510545B2 (en) 1980-07-03

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