Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Positron Scanning Courtesy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Resources with Additional Information 'Positron Emission Tomography ... [is a medical imaging technique that] can track chemical reactions in living tissues and merges chemistry with biological imaging. Its strength has been in studies of the brain where there has been significant progress in investigations of drug addiction, aging, mental illness, and neurogenic disorders. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) had its genesis in hot-atom chemical research supported by the Chemical Sciences Division of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. Through this research it was learned, over many years, how to prepare short-lived positron emitters such as 18F whose half-life is 110 minutes. In 1975, the molecule [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose was successfully synthesized at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and set the stage for Positron Emission Tomography of the human brain.' Edited excerpts from from Medical Applications of Non-Medical Research: Applications Derived from BES-Supported Research and Research at BES Facilities
Resources with Additional InformationAdditional information about Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and positron scanning is available in DOE documents and on the Web. Documents:Positron Scanner for Locating Brain Tumors, DOE Technical Report, March 1962 Positron Scanner for Brain Tumors, DOE Technical Report, October 1964 Positron Computed Tomography: Current State, Clinical Results and Future Trends, DOE Technical Report; September 1980 Dynamic Positron Emission Tomography [PET] in Man Using Small Bismuth Germanate Crystals, DOE Technical Report, April 1982 Distributed Microprocessor Automation Network for Synthesizing Radiotracers Used in Positron Emission Tomography [PET], DOE Technical Report, September 1984 Advanced Instrumentation for Positron Emission Tomography [PET], DOE Technical Report, April 1985 Recent Developments in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Instrumentation, DOE Technical Report, April 1986 The Heritage of Radiotracers for PET, DOE Technical Report, May 1988 Radiopharmaceuticals in PET, Progress and Promise, DOE Technical Report, November 1988 High-resolution PET (Positron Emission Tomography) for Medical Science Studies, DOE Technical Report, September 1989 Positron Emission Tomography (PET), DOE Technical Report, January 1990 Additional Web Pages: PET scans show different patterns of glucose (sugar) metabolism related to performing various mental tasks. Converting Energy to Medical Progress Isotope Programs Medical Uses of Isotopes; DOE Office of Nuclear Energy Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Imaging Body Chemistry, a Fermilab Colloquium Lecture The Physics of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) MicroPET Enhances Studies of Small AnimalsPET and Michael E. PhelpsThe Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award Positron Emission Tomography of the Heart, DOE Technical Report, January 1980 Positron Computed Tomography: Current State, Clinical Results and Future Trends, DOE Technical Report, September 1980 Positron Emission Tomography, May 1984 |
