Impact of dead time on quantitative 177Lu-SPECT (QSPECT) and kidney dosimetry during PRRT

Abstract Background Dead time may affect the accuracy of quantitative SPECT (QPSECT), and thus of dosimetry. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of dead time on 177Lu-QSPECT and renal dosimetry following peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) of neuroendocrine tumours. Methods QSP...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Desy, Guillaume F. Bouvet, Andrea Frezza, Philippe Després, Jean-Mathieu Beauregard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:EJNMMI Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40658-020-00303-0