Lead Shield to Improve Detection of High-Energy Photons of 38K and 42K by Scintillation Cameras

Abstract

A lead shield was designed and tested for use with the pinhole collimator of the Nuclear-Chicago HP scintillation camera to detect photons of 38K and 42K for cardiac scanning. A discussion of each isotope with reference to cardiac scanning is given with especial emphasis upon the problems of imaging high-energy photons, i.e., 511 keV or higher with the presently available scintillation cameras.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA008149

Entities

People

  • J. S. Stevenson

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Cameras
  • Collimators
  • Construction
  • Detection
  • Energy
  • Gamma Decay
  • Gamma Rays
  • High Energy
  • Jugular Vein
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials
  • Myocardium
  • Photographs
  • Radiation
  • Scintillation
  • Veins

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design