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  • Nuclear physics
  • Medical imaging
  • Radiochemistry

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  • Conventional beta-ray imaging systems struggle with multiple-tracer identification due to continuous energy spectra.
  • Distinguishing between different beta-ray emitting radioisotopes is challenging with existing technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a new beta-ray imaging system for multiple-tracer detection.
  • To overcome the limitations of conventional systems in distinguishing radioisotopes by energy.

Main Methods:

  • The system employs position-sensitive beta-ray (Ce-Doped (La, Gd)2Si2O7) and gamma-ray (BGO) detectors.
  • Coincidence detection of beta-rays and gamma-rays was used to identify different isotopes.
  • Performance was evaluated using point sources and phantom measurements with dual isotopes.

Main Results:

  • The beta-ray detector achieved efficiencies of 14.3% for 45Ca and 21.9% for 90Sr/90Y.
  • The gamma-ray detector achieved a total efficiency of 17.5% for 22Na.
  • Successful extraction of dual isotope distributions was demonstrated in phantom experiments.

Conclusions:

  • The developed beta-ray autoradiography system is feasible for imaging multiple isotopes.
  • The system's ability to detect beta-gamma and positron emitters via coincidence gamma-ray detection opens new applications, including PET tracers.