Published November 1, 2010 | Version v1
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Electron-tracking Compton gamma-ray camera for small animal and phantom imaging

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Gradulate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Patho-functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501 (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507 (Japan)
  • 4. Radioisotopes Research Labaoratory, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507 (Japan)
  • 5. Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582 (Japan)
  • 6. Application Development Office, Hitachi Medical Corporation, Chiba 277-0804 (Japan)
  • 7. Department of Electronic Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Hosei University, Tokyo 184-8584 (Japan)

Description

We have developed an electron-tracking Compton camera (ETCC) for medical use. Our ETCC has a wide energy dynamic range (200-1300 keV) and wide field of view (3 sr), and thus has potential for advanced medical use. To evaluate the ETCC, we imaged the head (brain) and bladder of mice that had been administered with F-18-FDG. We also imaged the head and thyroid gland of mice using double tracers of F-18-FDG and I-131 ions.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.085

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.085;
PII
S0168-9002(10)00649-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
623
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 606-607
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
1. international conference on technology and instrumentation in particle physics
Dates
12-17 Mar 2009
Place
Tsukuba (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42014888
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BLADDER; BRAIN; ELECTRONS; FLUORINE 18; GAMMA CAMERAS; HEAD; IODINE 131; IONS; KEV RANGE; MICE; PHANTOMS; THYROID; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CAMERAS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHARGED PARTICLES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; GLANDS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MAMMALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MOCKUP; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RODENTS; STRUCTURAL MODELS; URINARY TRACT; VERTEBRATES

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