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  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Preclinical Research

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  • Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is crucial for preclinical molecular imaging.
  • Accurate system matrices are essential for high-quality SPECT image reconstruction.
  • Current methods using ⁹⁹mTc have limitations due to its short half-life, complicating long acquisitions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a generator-producible hybrid ⁹⁹Mo/⁹⁹ᵐTc point source for improved SPECT system-matrix calibration.
  • To overcome the limitations of short-lived ⁹⁹mTc for extended acquisition times.
  • To facilitate accurate and reproducible calibration for high-resolution SPECT systems.

Main Methods:

  • Created a hybrid ⁹⁹Mo/⁹⁹ᵐTc point source using ⁹⁹Mo adsorbed onto AG1-X8 resin microspheres.
  • Achieved high activity per bead (>10 mCi).
  • Conducted Monte Carlo simulations on two SPECT platforms to assess ⁹⁹Mo contamination impact.

Main Results:

  • The hybrid source provides high activity with an effectively longer usable half-life.
  • Monte Carlo simulations showed negligible impact of ⁹⁹Mo high-energy photons on ⁹⁹mTc system-matrix measurements.
  • The source strength was sufficient for a 100×100×100 system-matrix acquisition.

Conclusions:

  • Introduced a practical method for accurate, reproducible system-matrix calibration in state-of-art SPECT.
  • The hybrid ⁹⁹Mo/⁹⁹ᵐTc source supports the development of high-resolution SPECT systems.
  • Ensures consistent imaging performance through reliable calibration.