this article is intended to provide an overview of various aspects of clinical pet/ct. these include discussions of: (i) important areas of clinical application; (ii) opportunities in clinical research; (iii) scanner and operating-mode considerations (e.g. bgo vs. lso, lyso or gso scanners, 2d vs. 3d imaging). (iv) study-specific considerations (e.g. patient preparation and positioning issues, ...

Abstract Studies of charged-particle reactions for low-energy nuclear astrophysics require high sensitivity, which can be achieved by means detection setups with efficiency and low backgrounds, to obtain precise measurements in the energy region interest stellar scenarios. High-efficiency total absorption spectroscopy is an established powerful tool studying radiative capture reactions, particu...

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">In regions at war, the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is main threat against military vehicles. Large cabin”s penetrations and high gross accelerations are primary threats occupants” survivability. The survivability under an IED event largely depends on design vehicle armor. Under a blast load, armo...

Current results are presented on the research and development of the advanced humanitarian landmine detection system by using a compact discharge-type fusion neutron source called IECF (Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement fusion) devices. A water-jacketed IEC device(IEC20C) of a 20 cm inner diameter is operated to produce 10 neutrons/s stably in CW mode for 80 kV and 80 mA. Ample 10.8 MeV γ rays...

The SPI anticoincidence shield consists of 91 BGO crystals and is operated as a nearly omnidirectional gamma-ray burst detector above 75 keV. Since the start of the mission 269 gamma-ray burst candidates have been detected. 110 bursts have been confirmed with the instruments included in the 3rd Interplanetary Network. Here we present a preliminary statistical analysis of the SPI-ACS sample of g...

Introduction:  In  this  study,  we  utilized  the  MCNP4C  Monte  Carlo  code  to  quantitatively  evaluate  the  influence of crystal size and material on intercrystal scatter and parallax effects.   Materials and Methods:  For each of the 5 selected crystals (BGO, LSO, LYSO, LuAP, GSO), transport of  511  keV  photons  originating  from  a  point  source  and  incident  on  the  central  cry...