Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
Online ISSN : 1881-4379
Print ISSN : 1347-443X
ISSN-L : 1347-443X
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Nobutoku MOTOMURA
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2023 Volume 61 Issue 4-5 Pages 79-84

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NM (Nuclear medicine) uses radioisotopes to diagnose and treat biological functions. This paper outlines the history and principles of PET. Measurement of projection data by electron-positron annihilation, 3D scan that contributed to the advancement of PET performance, TOF and other representative technologies will be explained.

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