The release of radioactive isotopes (mainly Cs, Cs and I) from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant remains a serious problem in Japan. To help identify radiation hotspots and ensure effective decontamination operation, we are developing a novel Compton camera weighting only 1 kg and measuring just ∼10 cm2 in size. Despite its compactness, the camera realizes a wide 1801 field of vision...

Intrinsic flood field uniformity is a fundamental quality control test that is considered as prerequisite for performing clinical routine exams using the gamma camera. Every gamma camera vendor provides recommended geometrical and physical parameters that should be followed while performing this test. Conventional methods using NEMA recommended parameters also can be used as well. The aim of th...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The evolution of primary hyperparathyroidism surgical treatment has been improved by the arrival of new techniques that allow for better parathyroid gland tracking. A mini gamma camera has recently been developed that makes it possible to take intraoperative parathyroid gammagraphies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of this technique. METHOD...

Se metabolism in humans is not well characterised. Currently, the estimates of Se absorption, whole-body retention and excretion are being obtained from balance and tracer studies. In the present study, we used gamma camera imaging to evaluate the whole-body retention and distribution of radiolabelled selenomethionine (SeMet), the predominant form of Se present in foods. A total of eight health...

The regular supply of radiopharmaceuticals and radioimmunoassay kits from BARC has been an important factor in the deveIopment of nuclear medicine in India. However, a major stumbling block has been the non-avai labi l i ty of sui table instrumentat ion systems (especial ly the computer-assisted gamma camera) at an affordable price. Two recent developments, viz., the creation of the Board bf Ra...

A Cherenkov imaging camera was developed and installed in the second telescope of the CANGAROO-III project for observing gamma-rays having energies above 10eV. The camera consists of 427 pixels, arranged in a hexagonal shape at 0.17◦ intervals, each of which is a 3/4-inch diameter photomultiplier with a Winston-cone–shaped light guide. The camera discussed in this paper offers a wider field of ...

We have developed a miniature (1.2 cm2) beta-ray camera prototype to assist a surgeon in locating the margins of a resected tumor. With this technique, one directly detects betas emitted from exposed radio-labeled tissue. When imaging positron emitting radiopharmaceuticals, annihilation gamma ray interactions in the detector can mimic those of the betas. The extent of the background contaminati...

A new method of determining pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratios (Qp/Qs) in patients with left-to-right shunts using radionuclide angiocardiography is described. It involves the analysis of pulmonary time-activity histograms using a gamma-variate model. It appears to be simple, relatively atraumatic, and superior to the methods using C2/C1 ratios because, in addition to accurately detecting the pr...

INTRODUCTION The treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism consists almost exclusively in the parathyroidectomy. The preoperative imaging (ultrasonography, 99mTc sestamibi scan) can allow to localize the pathologic gland and perform minimally-invasive focused techniques, but in presence of ectopic or intrathyroidal glands, parathyroid hyperplasia or coexistent thyroid disease, the sensitivity of...

There are inherent difficulties which affect quantification of activity and other indices. They are related to the Poisson nature of radioactivity, to radiation interactions with patient body and detector, noise due to statistical nature of these interactions and to all the detection processes, as well as the patient acquisition protocols. Corrections are described in the literature and not all...