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.
We are very grateful for the financial support of the Physics Department of CINVESTAV. We also want to thank our technician Marcos Fontaine Sanchez for his remarkable assistance with the set up. Thanks a lot to Sarah LaPointe for reviewing the English-language of this document.
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).