Chest Tomography by Gamma Camera and External Gamma Source: Concise Communication

To obtain tomographic images of the chest, we used a large-field gamma camera to detect the 90 degrees scattered radiations (180 keV) from a linear source of Hg-203 (279 keV). The primary beam traveling across the chest is scattered according to the relative density of tissues. Chest sections can be...

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Published inThe Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 94 - 97
Main Authors Pistolesi, Massimo, Solfanelli, Stefano, Guzzardi, Riccardo, Mey, Maurizio, Giuntini, Carlo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Soc Nuclear Med 01.01.1978
Subjects
Gamma Rays
Humans
Mercury Radioisotopes
Radiography, Thoracic - instrumentation
Radiography, Thoracic - methods
Tomography, X-Ray - instrumentation
Tomography, X-Ray - methods
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Summary:To obtain tomographic images of the chest, we used a large-field gamma camera to detect the 90 degrees scattered radiations (180 keV) from a linear source of Hg-203 (279 keV). The primary beam traveling across the chest is scattered according to the relative density of tissues. Chest sections can be visualized at different depths on frontal and sagittal planes. The resolution of the technic is that of the gamma camera.
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ISSN:0161-5505
1535-5667