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PET imaging. Radioactive glucose. Image of patient adapted with the permission of Jens Langner from: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-23509. Making radiotracers. Radioactive glucose. Electromagnet South pole. Magnetic field. O. F. 18. 18. 8. 9. North pole. Proton
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PET imaging Radioactive glucose Image of patient adapted with the permission of Jens Langner from: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-23509
Making radiotracers Radioactive glucose Electromagnet South pole Magnetic field O F 18 18 8 9 North pole Proton beam Target
Positron emmision beta-minus decay 11 Stable isotopes Unstable Stable 10 n p 9 Neutron Number beta-plus decay b + 8 18 17 16 O O O N F 16 18 positron (anti-particle of an electron) 8 8 8 9 7 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 Proton Number
Gamma pairs Gamma ray electron positron Gamma ray