Perspectives for Highly-Sensitive PET-Based Medical Imaging Using β+γ Coincidences |
| P.G. Thirolf, C. Lang and K. Parodi
Dep. of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany |
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| By employing the triple coincidence between the γ trajectory intersections from β+ decaying isotopes emitting a third, prompt, photon ("γ-PET" technique), sub-millimeter spatial resolution can be reached in 3 dimensions for the localization of a point source with a reduced requirement of reconstructed intersections per voxel compared to a conventional PET reconstruction analysis. Results of a Monte-Carlo simulation and image reconstruction study are presented in order to characterize the potential of this technique. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.127.1441 PACS numbers: 87.57.uk, 87.57.N-, 87.57.C- |