Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
University of Manitoba
$79,182.00
High sensitivity detectors for positron emission tomography
FY 2007-08
Summary
The current generation of positron emission tomography (PET) scanners are optimized for performance at the high count rates seen when large amounts of radioactivity are injected into a subject. In many new applications of PET imaging, such as tracking radio-labeled cells in vivo, the amount of radioactivity used is very low, resulting in very poor images. In this work, we seek to improve the performance of current generation PET systems at these very low count rates and to develop new PET detection systems designed specifically for these low count imaging tasks. This Research Tools and Instruments grant will fund a data acquisition system that will be used in our laboratory to evaluate the performance of current generation PET detectors as well as new detectors designed and constructed in our laboratory. These improvements will lead to improvements in the quantitative accuracy of PET images and expand the type of studies that can be done using PET imaging techniques.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Recipient
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
360020-2008
Name nom
Goertzen, Andrew
Department département
Radiology
Organization id
19
Institution établissement
University of Manitoba
Province en
Manitoba
Province fr
Manitoba
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2007
Competition year année de concours
2008
Award amount
79182
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
335
Committee name en
Electromag. & Electr. Systems (H)
Committee name fr
Électromagn. et syst. électr. (H)
Area of application code
1102
Area of application group en
Health, education and social services
Area of application group fr
Santé publique, éducation et services sociaux
Area of application en
Biomedical engineering
Area of application fr
Génie biomédical
Research subject code
2500
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
High sensitivity detectors for positron emission tomography
Keyword
NA
Application summary
The current generation of positron emission tomography (PET) scanners are optimized for performance at the high count rates seen when large amounts of radioactivity are injected into a subject. In many new applications of PET imaging, such as tracking radio-labeled cells in vivo, the amount of radioactivity used is very low, resulting in very poor images. In this work, we seek to improve the performance of current generation PET systems at these very low count rates and to develop new PET detection systems designed specifically for these low count imaging tasks. This Research Tools and Instruments grant will fund a data acquisition system that will be used in our laboratory to evaluate the performance of current generation PET detectors as well as new detectors designed and constructed in our laboratory. These improvements will lead to improvements in the quantitative accuracy of PET images and expand the type of studies that can be done using PET imaging techniques.
