PET scanner

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2006-09-05

2006-09-05

Gagliardi, Albert (Department: 2884)

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

With or including a luminophor

C250S36100C, C250S367000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07102135

ABSTRACT:
A positron emission camera comprising a plurality of scintillators, wherein the scintillators include LuAlO3:Ce (LuxY1−xAP where 0.5≦x≦0.995) based crystals (18,20). In particular, the scintillation crystals (18,20) are LuxY1−xAP where 0.5≦x≦0.995.

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