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A Basic Positron Emission Tomography System Constructed to Locate a Radioactive Source in a Bi-dimensional Space
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A Basic Positron Emission Tomography System Constructed to Locate a Radioactive Source in a Bi-dimensional Space

A Basic Positron Emission Tomography System Constructed to Locate a Radioactive Source in a Bi-dimensional Space

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February 01, 2016

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10.3791/52272-v

DOI:
10.3791/52272-v

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14:19 min
February 01, 2016

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1Physics Department,Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (Cinvestav)

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We present a simple but well-constructed Positron Emission Tomography (PET) system and elucidate its basic working principles. The goal of this protocol is to guide the user in constructing and testing a simple PET system.

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Montaño-Zetina, L. M., Villalobos-Mora, O. A Basic Positron Emission Tomography System Constructed to Locate a Radioactive Source in a Bi-dimensional Space. J. Vis. Exp. (108), e52272, doi:10.3791/52272 (2016).

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