Title :
Gamma-ray Compton imaging of multitracer in bio-samples by strip germanium telescope
Author :
Motomura, Shinji ; Takeici, Hiroshige ; Hirunuma, Rieko ; Haba, Hiromitsu ; Igarashi, Kaori ; Enomoto, Shuichi ; Gono, Yasuyuki ; Yano, Yasushige
Author_Institution :
Cyclotron Center, RIKEN, Wako, Japan
Abstract :
The feasibility of a Compton camera for γ-ray emission imaging of radioactive multi-nuclide tracer (multitracer) has been proved by the results of some bio-sample imaging experiments. The distribution of the multitracer administered to a soybean sample and a tumor-bearing mouse has been visualized for each nuclide simultaneously. Some three-dimensional images of the multitracer have been obtained though the samples were measured from a fixed direction.
Keywords :
Compton effect; biological effects of gamma-rays; gamma-ray detection; germanium radiation detectors; radioactive tracers; tumours; Compton camera; biosamples; gamma-ray Compton imaging; gamma-ray emission imaging; multitracer; radioactive multinuclide tracer; soybean sample; strip germanium telescope; three-dimensional images; tumor-bearing mouse; Cameras; Crystals; Detectors; Energy resolution; Germanium; Optical imaging; Prototypes; Scattering; Strips; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8700-7
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462688
