Current and Emerging Clinical PET Technologies Moderator

Authors

• Keisha McCall, Henry Ford Health
• J. Scheuemann
• C. Meyer

Recommended Citation

McCall K, Scheuemann J, Meyer C. Current and Emerging Clinical PET Technologies Moderator. Med Phys 2025; 52(10):14-15.

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

7-27-2025

Publication Title

Med Phys

Keywords

tracer, conference abstract, data processing, human, medical physicist, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, reconstruction algorithm

Abstract

Clinical PET system's hardware and software have historically been tailored toward a single purpose: oncologic imaging of FDG. Currently, the imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiotherapy communities are experiencing a surge of interest in positron emitters and accompanying radiotracers. Simultaneously, detector and photo-sensor technology along with reconstruction algorithms have steadily improved. These advancements and the diversification of radiotracers and PET system specifications will require greater involvement by medical physicists to customize and optimize imaging parameters. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify and differentiate clinically-available PET detector hardware components 2. Identify and differentiate clinically-available PET data processing and reconstruction 3. Describe how radiotracers other than FDG influence hardware selection and/or imaging parameters.

Volume

52

Issue

10

First Page

14

Last Page

15