Physics of PET and SPECT Imaging

This text provides coverage of PET and SPECT instrumentation and multimodality imaging. It takes an integrative approach, bridging the researcher and clinician’s perspectives. It begins with an introduction to basic physics of PET and SPECT, followed by a section on detector technology. It addresses various aspects of producing quantitative images, such as techniques for image reconstruction, corrections to the data to produce quantitative images, and dynamic imaging. It also discusses instrumentation for multimodality imaging and technologies used in pre-clinical imaging using PET and SPECT.