k Laser beams are used to align a persons head prior to their undergoing a Positron Emission Tomography PET brain scan, A colourcoded PET scan is obtained by first injecting a positron emitting radioisotope produced in a cyclotron into the bloodstream the detector is sensitive to gamma rays produced when positrons emitted annihilate with electrons from the molecules in the brain known as tracers to which the radioisotope has been dedicated. Applications of PET include the use of radioactive oxygen to measure oxygen consumption in senile dementia, cerebrovascular disease and brain tumours. Editorial Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Laser beams are used to align a person's head prior to their undergoing a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) brain scan, A colour-coded PET scan is obtained by first injecting a positron- emitting radioisotope (produced in a cyclotron) into the bloodstream: the detector is sensitive to gamma rays produced when positrons emitted annihilate with electrons from the molecules in the brain (known as tracers) to which the radioisotope has been dedicated. Applications of PET include the use of radioactive oxygen to measure oxygen consumption in senile dementia, cerebrovascular disease and brain tumours.
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Laser beams are used to align a person's head prior to their undergoing a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) brain scan, A colour-coded PET scan is obtained by first injecting a positron- emitting radioisotope (produced in a cyclotron) into the bloodstream: the detector is sensitive to gamma rays produced when positrons emitted annihilate with electrons from the molecules in the brain (known as tracers) to which the radioisotope has been dedicated. Applications of PET include the use of radioactive oxygen to measure oxygen consumption in senile dementia, cerebrovascular disease and brain tumours.

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