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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2005 116(1-4):208-210; doi:10.1093/rpd/nci039
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Clear-PEM: A dedicated pet camera for improved breast cancer detection

M. C. Abreu1, P. Almeida2, F. Balau1, N. C. Ferreira3, S. Fetal1, F. Fraga1, M. Martins2, N. Matela2, R. Moura1, C. Ortigão1, L. Peralta1,*, P. Rato1, R. Ribeiro4, P. Rodrigues1, A. I. Santos5, A. Trindade1 and J. Varela1

1 Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas and FCUL, FCTUC, IST, UALG, Av. Elias Garcia 14-1, 1000 Lisboa, Portugal
2 Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
3 Instituto Biomédico de Investigação de Luz e Imagem, Azinhaga de Santa Comba–Celas, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal
4 Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
5 Hospital Garcia de Orta, Avenida Prof. Torrado da Silva, Pargal 2800-525 Almada, Portugal

* Corresponding author: luis{at}lip.pt

Positron emission mammography (PEM) can offer a non-invasive method for the diagnosis of breast cancer. Metabolic images from PEM using 18F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose, contain unique information not available from conventional morphologic imaging techniques like X-ray radiography. In this work, the concept of Clear-PEM, the system presently developed in the frame of the Crystal Clear Collaboration at CERN, is described. Clear-PEM will be a dedicated scanner, offering better perspectives in terms of position resolution and detection sensitivity.


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