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Sunday, 6 March 2016

Article on the basics of positron emission tomography (PET).

Read it at PhysicsForums!

https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/basics-positron-emission-tomography-pet/

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Shwetablog13 April 2016 at 04:32
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