Abstract
Recent developments in positron emission tomography (PET) have shown that the technique can produce high-resolution quantitative images superior to those obtained by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). However PET is presently only available at certain large research institutes with on-site radionuclide-producing cyclotrons and it is therefore used mainly for clinical research. The high cost of the detector systems and the lack of readily available radiopharmaceuticals are further constraints which limit the widespread clinical application of PET. In this short communication we present preliminary clinical images taken during an evaluation of a prototype Multiwire Proportional Chamber (MWPC) positron camera. Although these early images were taken with a limited sensitive area, a camera with a larger field of view is currently being developed. Such a positron camera would be used with generatorproduced as well as cyclotron-produced longer-lived positron emitting radionuclides to provide a P...
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