Method for Using LSO Background Radiation as a Transmission Source Using Time of Flight Information

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140217294A1
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14172980

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A method for using lutetium-based scintillator crystals' background beta decay emission in a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner as a transmission scan source for generating attenuation maps is disclosed.

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SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC40 LIBERTY BLVD MALVERN PA 19355

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  • 2014 Application Filing Year
  • G01T Class
  • 609 Applications Filed
  • 512 Patents Issued To-Date
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Hamill, James J Knoxville, US 27 364
Michel, Christian J Lenoir City, US 19 250
Rothfuss, Harold E Knoxville, US 8 141

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  • 24 Citation Count
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