Physics and Instrumentation in PET

1. Introduction
2. Atomic model
3. Mass energy
4. Conservation laws
5. Radiation detection
6. Interaction of radiation with matter
7. Radiation detection
8. Timing Resolution and Coincidence Detection
9. Energy Resolution and Scatter
10. Sensitivity and Depth of Interaction
11. Summary on PET imaging

Data Acquisition and Performance Characterization in PET

1. Detected Events in Positron Tomography

2. Image Formation in PET
3. From Projections to Reconstructed Images
4. Development of Modern Tomographs
5. Measuring Performance of PET Systems
6. PET Camera Performance
7. Sensitivity of Positron Tomographs
8. Impact of Radioactivity Outside the Field of View