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Development of a phantom and assessment of (141)Ce as a surrogate radionuclide for flood field uniformity testing of gamma cameras.

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This paper describes an indigenous method for development and deployment of rechargeable liquid filled phantom with newly proposed radionuclide (141)Ce for determination of extrinsic uniformity of gamma cameras. Details about design of phantom, neutron irradiation of cerium targets, chemical processing of (141)Ce, charging of phantom with (141)Ce solution and their performance evaluation are presented. Suitability of (141)Ce in quality assurance of gamma cameras used in in-vivo diagnostic imaging procedures has been amply demonstrated.

Year of Publication
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2016
Journal
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Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Volume
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112
Number of Pages
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115-21
ISSN Number
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0969-8043
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0969-8043(16)30098-7
DOI
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10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.03.014
Short Title
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Appl Radiat Isot
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