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Design Aspects of Installation for PET Radiochemistry

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Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging

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The uniqueness of the information on in vivo metabolism and biochemistry that can be obtained from PET scanning has brought this imaging technique to the attention of the scientific community as one of the most promising tools for the assessment of biological parameters.

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Salvadori, P.A. (1987). Design Aspects of Installation for PET Radiochemistry. In: Guzzardi, R. (eds) Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging. NATO ASI Series, vol 119. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3537-2_60

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