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PET-CT imaging has become a very powerful tool in cancer imaging; it utilises the detection of the radiation emitted from radionuclides that decay by positron (β+) emission. This chapter looks into the physical principles of this technique, factors that affect the quality of the images produced and some of the artefacts and problems that may be encountered.
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Cal-Gonzalez J, et al. Positron range effects in high resolution 3D PET imaging. Nuclear science symposium conference record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE Orlando, FL.
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Tout, D., Dickson, J., Bradley, A. (2016). Basic Principles of PET-CT Imaging. In: Ambrosini, V., Fanti, S. (eds) PET/CT in Neuroendocrine Tumors. Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29203-8_6
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