DocumentCode
1769375
Title
In vivo molecular imaging using Cerenkov luminescence
Author
Cherry, Simon R.
Author_Institution
Depts. of Biomed. Eng. & Radiol., Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Many radionuclides, upon decay, produce visible light via the Cerenkov effect. This allows radiotracers to be imaged using sensitive optical technologies providing opportunities for in vivo optical molecular imaging using Cerenkov luminescence.
Keywords
Cherenkov radiation; biomedical optical imaging; molecular biophysics; photoluminescence; radioactive tracers; radioisotopes; Cerenkov effect; Cerenkov luminescence; in vivo optical molecular imaging; radionuclides; radiotracers; sensitive optical technology; visible light; Biomedical optical imaging; In vivo; Luminescence; Molecular imaging; Optical imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988299
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