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emission computed tomography system

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ID 710642 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain medical equipment - infrastructure
  • emission tomography - transverse section reconstruction of the radionuclide distribution within the body, obtained by acquiring images or slices of the head or body. This may be done by using coincidence detection (positrons) or single photon detection from gamma ray emitters. Also known as body section radiography, cross-section radiography.
emission computed tomography system
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  • Radiology panel Nuclear medicine Bone densitometer. Emission computed tomography system. Nuclear tomography system.

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