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

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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 INC	40 LIBERTY BLVD MALVERN PA 19355

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G01T:MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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

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