Positron Emission TomographyP正电子发射断层显像对.E.T Santa Rosa .pptVIP

Positron Emission Tomography (P.E.T) Outline Intro What is P.E.T History of a Positron What is a Positron How does P.E.T works Benefits/Uses Things to consider/limitations Summary Project by: Luis Zamudio Hector Torrez What is PET PET is a noninvasive, diagnostic imaging technique for measuring the metabolic activity of cells in the human body. It was developed in the mid 1970s and it was the first scanning method to give functional information about the brain. A little history about the positron Existence first postulated in 1928 by Paul Dirac First observed in 1932 by Carl D. Anderson, who gave the positron its name. He also suggested to rename the electron to “negatron” but he was unsuccessful. What is a Positron? A Positron is an anti-matter electron, it is identical in mass but has an apposite charge of +1. Positron can come from different number of sources, but for PET they are produced by nuclear decay. Nuclear decay is basically when unstable nuclei are produced in a cyclotron by bombarding the target material with protons, and as a result a neutron is released. 18-O + proton = 18-F + neutron In PET the target material is chosen so that the product of the bombardment decays to a more stable state isotope by emitting a positron, for instance 18-F has too many protons, so one of these protons decays into a neutron emitting in the process a positron an a neutrino. proton (+1 charge) = neutron (0 charge) + positron (+1 charge) + neutrino (0 charge) After decay, we’re left with 18-O What happens after the positron is obtained? Left over energy from the nuclear decay process is shared between the positron and the departing neutrino. Kinetic energy. Because of conservation of energy and momentum the positron is forced to stay and thus become useful. Positron begins its activity in colliding with other particles and gradually losing its kinetic energy and thus slowing down. Annihilation of a positron and electron The positron will encounter an