Naslov
A whole body counter for in vivo measurements of radioactivity
(A whole body counter for in vivo measurement of radioactivity)

Autori
Medvedec, Mario ; Huić, Dražen ; Pavlinović, Željka ; Popović, Slavko ; Dodig, Damir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of 10th international symposium of biomedical engineering '96 - CROMBES and KOREMA Proceedings. / Magjarević, Ratko ; Štambuk-Boršić, Neda ; - Zagreb : Hrvatsko društvo za biomedicinsko inženjerstvo i medicinsku fiziku ; Hrvatsko društvo za komunikacije, računarstvo, elektroniku, mjerenja I automatiku (KoREMA), 1994, 58-61

ISBN
953-6037-06-8

Skup
10th international symposium of biomedical engineering '96

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 24.11.1994. - 26.11.1994

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
whole body counter; radioactivity measurements

Sažetak
A special slit collimator for 10x10x40 cm NaTl(Tl) detector for the Model 2260 Canberra Accuscan shadow shield whole body counter was designed to enable better determination of radioactivity distribution in the subject and measurement of higher diagnostic activities. Characteristics of the whole body counter (spatial resolution, counting efficiency, background, geometric uniformity) with and without collimator were studied my measuring gamma reference sources in air and in phantoms and by performing in vivo studies. The use of the collimator greatly improves spatial resolution and enables measurement of higher activities without losses. Whole body counting has therefore been established as one of the comparative methods for different clinical purposes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Elektrotehnika, Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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