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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2003 Meeting
Section: Electricity and Biophysics
Title:
PET: PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Authors:
Carmen Macau, Fl. Scarlat
Affiliation:
National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics
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Abstract:
Although the year 1951 was the first time when positron particle was used for the localization of a brain tumor, the concept of modern Positron Emission Tomography (PET), as an imagistic technique, was advanced only in the summer of 1973. After five years, in 1978, the first commercial tomograph was available.
In this paper the method, the areas of application and the main physical performances of PET are presented and commented.
The advantages of this technique, as compared to other imagistic techniques, such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) are also discussed.
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