Evaluation of a thyroid fluorescent scanning system of concentric source detector design

M. T. Gillin; J. H. Thrall; R. J. Corcoran; M. C. Johnson

Evaluation of a thyroid fluorescent scanning system of concentric source detector design

M. T. Gillin, J. H. Thrall, R. J. Corcoran, M. C. Johnson

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

A concentric source detector system for thyroid fluorescent scanning is described, including fundamental parameters of system response and adaptation of a conventional rectilinear scanner for use with it. The basic system consists of twenty 1 Ci sources of ²⁴¹Am, a 500 mm² Si(Li) detector, and associated pulse height electronics. The image forming equipment of the rectilinear scanner is retained. We have developed a clinical imaging technique that provides a photon density of 600-800 counts/cm² over the thyroid gland in subjects with normal iodine pools. Comparisons are made between the outrigger design for fluorescent scanning and conventional emission scanning.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-167
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume	18
Issue number	2
State	Published - 1977

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Evaluation of a thyroid fluorescent scanning system of concentric source detector design

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