For ~25 years the Radiation Detector and Imaging Group with involvement from numerous collaborators has developed many application specific radiation imaging systems based on positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Several clinical instruments have been built to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
New Biomedical Instrumentation and Imaging Devices
The Radiation Detector and Imaging Group with involvement from numerous collaborators has developed pre-clinical radiation imaging systems for small animal research based on positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The group in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland are developed a SPECT-CT system for imaging unanesthetized, unrestrained mice. The use of anesthesia and physical restraint can change the neurological and physiological processes being studied.