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Dynamic spatial resolution.

B A Goddard
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The study of the dynamic behaviour of radiopharmaceuticals within a patient using a scintillation camera with data acquisition and processing facilities often presents analytical problems because of the limited data available. In the effort to maintain good spatial resolution sensitivity is often needlessly reduced producing further limitation in the statistical accuracy within regions of interest. It is shown that for a particular dynamic study and scintillation camera combination an optimum design of collimator exists, often of much greater sensitivity and poorer resolution than those used hitherto. A simple method is given for producing data for any system which will provide the basic information necessary to read off optimal collimator design parameters.

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B A Goddard. 1979. Dynamic spatial resolution.. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155%2F24%2F6%2F004

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