New Trends in PET Instrumentation

William W. Moses
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
September 18, 2006


Conclusion

PET Instrumentation Has Improved Dramatically:
Routine Clinical Use w/ Merged X-Ray CT Image
Small Animal

Current Trends:
Multi-Modality (MRI, Ultrasound, Optical)
Special Purpose (Disease-Specific) Cameras
Time-of-Flight

Future Improvements Require:
New Scintillators, Photodetectors, & Electronics
New Detector & Camera Designs
New Reconstruction, Data Analysis, & Chemistry
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