Colloquium: Positronium physics and biomedical applications
Positronium is the simplest bound state, built of an electron and a positron. Studies of
positronium in vacuum and its decays in medium tell us about quantum electrodynamics …
positronium in vacuum and its decays in medium tell us about quantum electrodynamics …
Compton imaging for medical applications
H Tashima, T Yamaya - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2022 - Springer
Compton imaging exploits inelastic scattering, known as Compton scattering, using a
Compton camera consisting of a scatterer detector in the front layer and an absorber …
Compton camera consisting of a scatterer detector in the front layer and an absorber …
Positronium imaging with the novel multiphoton PET scanner
In vivo assessment of cancer and precise location of altered tissues at initial stages of
molecular disorders are important diagnostic challenges. Positronium is copiously formed in …
molecular disorders are important diagnostic challenges. Positronium is copiously formed in …
Testing CPT symmetry in ortho-positronium decays with positronium annihilation tomography
Charged lepton system symmetry under combined charge, parity, and time-reversal
transformation (CPT) remains scarcely tested. Despite stringent quantum-electrodynamic …
transformation (CPT) remains scarcely tested. Despite stringent quantum-electrodynamic …
Simulating NEMA characteristics of the modular total-body J-PET scanner—an economic total-body PET from plastic scintillators
P Moskal, P Kowalski, RY Shopa… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The purpose of the presented research is estimation of the performance characteristics of
the economic total-body Jagiellonian-PET system (TB-J-PET) constructed from plastic …
the economic total-body Jagiellonian-PET system (TB-J-PET) constructed from plastic …
Positronium image of the human brain in vivo
Positronium is abundantly produced within the molecular voids of a patient's body during
positron emission tomography (PET). Its properties dynamically respond to the submolecular …
positron emission tomography (PET). Its properties dynamically respond to the submolecular …
[HTML][HTML] Experience and new prospects of PET imaging for ion beam therapy monitoring
Pioneering investigations on the usage of positron-emission-tomography (PET) for the
monitoring of ion beam therapy with light (protons, helium) and heavier (stable and …
monitoring of ion beam therapy with light (protons, helium) and heavier (stable and …
Oxygen sensing ability of positronium atom for tumor hypoxia imaging
K Shibuya, H Saito, F Nishikido, M Takahashi… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Positronium (Ps), a hydrogen-like atom consisting of a positron and an electron, is
efficiently formed in the human body during positron emission tomography (PET) …
efficiently formed in the human body during positron emission tomography (PET) …
Positronium as a biomarker of hypoxia
In this review article, we present arguments demonstrating that the advent of high sensitivity
total-body PET systems and the invention of the method of positronium imaging, open …
total-body PET systems and the invention of the method of positronium imaging, open …
Positronium lifetime validation measurements using a long-axial field-of-view positron emission tomography scanner
Background Positron emission tomography (PET) traditionally uses coincident annihilation
photons emitted from a positron interacting with an electron to localize cancer within the …
photons emitted from a positron interacting with an electron to localize cancer within the …