Positron annihilation localization by nanoscale magnetization
Gholami Y, Yuan H, Wilks M, Josephson L, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Kuncic Z. Positron annihilation localization by nanoscale magnetization. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 20262. PMID: 33219274, PMCID: PMC7680104, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76980-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNanoscale magnetsSpatial resolution of PET imagesImproved dose localizationPositron emitting sourcesResolution of PET imagesPositron emission tomography instrumentationSpatial resolutionPositron emission tomographyAnnihilation quantaPhoton pairsPositron rangeDose localizationPositron annihilationCharged particlesOrtho-positroniumAnnihilationSuperparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticlesCancer theranostic strategyPositron emission tomography scanPositronElectronic placesImage blurringPET imagingPET-MRITreatment outcomes