Overview
- Edited by Michael E. Phelps, PhD, innovator in PET
- Written by Simon R. Cherry, PhD, world authority on small-animal scanners, and Magnus Dahlbom, PhD
- Presents fundamentals of PET physics and instrumentation
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About this book
This book is designed to give the reader a solid understanding of the physics and instrumentation aspects of PET, including how PET data are collected and formed into an image. Topics include basic physics, detector technology used in modern PET scanners, data acquisition, and 3D reconstruction. A variety of modern PET imaging systems are also discussed, including those designed for clinical services and research, as well as small-animal imaging. Methods for evaluating the performance of these systems are also outlined.
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PET: Physics, Instrumentation, and Scanners
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"This book is intended as a handbook on the principles of PET imaging, proceeding from the basic physics behind positron emission through to the techniques of analysis of PET images. … In summary, we think this book will be extremely valuable reading both for nuclear medicine physicians, who will find it useful in refreshing knowledge of basic concepts and as a quick reference, and for technicians and residents who are starting their work on PET." (Mario Quarantelli and Anna Prinster, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 34, 2007)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: PET
Book Subtitle: Physics, Instrumentation, and Scanners
Authors: Simon R. Cherry, Magnus Dahlbom
Editors: Michael E. Phelps
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34946-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-32302-2Published: 27 April 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2183-3Published: 15 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-34946-6Published: 30 December 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 130
Number of Illustrations: 73 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Imaging / Radiology