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2.1.4 Rayleigh (coherent) scattering 15
2.15 Photonuclear interactions 15
2.2 Attenuation photon beam 16
2.3 Decay of radioactivity 17
2.3.1 Decay constant 18
2.3.2 Definitions and units of activity 18
2.3.3 Exponential decay 19
2.3.4 Radioactivity half-life 20
2.4 CT numbers 22
2.5 SUV of 18 F-FDG 23
2.6 Literature review
2.6.1 Phantom 23
2.6.2 PET/CT imaging 26
CHAPTER 3: EQUIPMENTS FOR PHANTOM PROPERTIES
EVALUATION
3.1 PET/CT scanner 30
3.2 SEM/EDX 33
3.3 CHNS analyser 38
3.4 MCA and software 41
3.5 Gas pycnometer 44
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