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Tomographic Imaging by a Si/CdTe Compton Camera for ¹¹¹In and ¹³¹I Radionuclides

Goro Yabu, Hiroki Yoneda, Tadashi Orita, Shin׳ichiro Takeda, Peter Caradonna, Tadayuki Takahashi, Shin Watanabe, Fumiki Moriyama

IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences · 2021

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Summary

This paper describes development and experimental validation of a Si/CdTe Compton camera system for tomographic imaging of gamma-emitting radionuclides (¹¹¹In and ¹³¹I) commonly used in nuclear medicine and small animal imaging. The authors report preliminary results from three-dimensional phantom experiments designed to evaluate imaging performance at short distances. The work appears focused on advancing detector technology and image reconstruction methods rather than agricultural or nutritional applications.

UK applicability

This is a nuclear medicine imaging instrumentation paper with no direct applicability to UK farming systems, soil health, nutrient density, or dietary outcomes. It may have tangential relevance only if considering radionuclide contamination monitoring in food or environmental samples.

Theme
Measurement & metrics
Subject
Measurement methods & nutrient profiling
Study type
Research
Study design
Laboratory experiment
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Laboratory / in vitro
DOI
10.1109/trpms.2021.3104665
Catalogue ID
BFmobgho5x-db5xwa

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