Published November 1989 | Version v1
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Sensitivity and cross calibration

Creators

  • 1. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands). Dept. of Nuclear Medicine
  • 2. Liege Univ. (Belgium). Centre de Recherche Cyclotron

Description

In Positron Emission Tomography it is possible to obtain quantitative information on the distribution of positron emitting radiopharmaceuticals. The different components influencing the sensitivity and the cross calibration of PET systems are discussed especially with respect to the quantitative nature of the PET technique. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
11
Series
Eur. J. Nucl. Med.
Journal Page Range
756-760
ISSN
0340-6997
CODEN
EJNMD

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
20079337
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CALIBRATION; EFFICIENCY; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCATTERING; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SENSITIVITY
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; TOMOGRAPHY