Title :
Applications of Fluorescent Scanning in Nuclear Nedicine
Author :
Hoffer, Paul B. ; Beck, Robert ; Stark, Violet ; Peck, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Section of Nuclear Medicine of the Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, The Pritzker School of Medicine, and the Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Abstract :
Two aspects of fluorescent scanning have received insufficient attention in the past. The fluorescent scanning system is inherently tomographic and is capable of almost complete rejection of activity due to tracer outside the plane of interest. The fluorescent system is also capable of providing exact quantitative determinations of tracer content. These two unique attributes may be helpful in future medical applications of x-ray fluorescence.
Keywords :
Cancer; Collimators; Fluorescence; Focusing; Glands; Nuclear medicine; Object detection; Tomography; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1973.4326933