Floyd Jr et al., 2004 - Google Patents
Neutron stimulated emission computed tomography of stable isotopesFloyd Jr et al., 2004
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- Floyd Jr C
- Howell C
- Harrawood B
- Crowell A
- Kapadia A
- Macri R
- Xia J
- Pedroni R
- Bowsher J
- Kiser M
- Tourassi G
- Tornow W
- Walter R
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- Medical Imaging 2004: Physics of Medical Imaging
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Here we report on the development of a new molecular imaging technique using inelastic scattering of fast neutrons. Earlier studies demonstrated a significant difference in trace element concentrations between benign and malignant tissue for several cancers including …
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