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EPSRC Reference:	GR/M28095/01
Title:	THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A NOVEL POSITRON CAMERA USING BAF2/MWPC ANNIHILATION PHOTON DETECTORS
Principal Investigator:	Ott, Professor R
Other Investigators:	Flower, Dr M
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Department:	Physics
Organisation:	Institute of Cancer Research
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 May 1998	Ends:	31 July 1999	Value (£):	20,654
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Instrumentation Eng. & Dev.
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Healthcare
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We will design and manufacture a large-area (50cmx60cm)-positron camera for applications to Medical Imaging and Engineering. The camera will consist of two annihilation photon detectors, each consisting of large-area barium fluoride crystals coupled to novel multowire proportional chambe4s. The camera will be interfaced to a sun SUN SPARC 10 work-station through a new acquisition/control system. Novel algorithms will be used to convert list-mode acquisition data into quantitative whole-body images and ultimately to parametric images of tracer kinetics. Correction methods for attenuation, scatter, non-uniformity, accidents and dead-time will be applied. Applications of the system to several clinical research projects will prove the benefit of this technology.
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