Ken Nichols, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology
Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
New Hyde Park NY

Disclosures: Royalties: Syntermed, Inc.

James A. Case, PhD
Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies
Kansas City, MO

Disclosures:
Intellectual Property Rights, Royalties, Stock Interest, Salaried Employee/Owner: CVIT; Consulting Fee: Astra Zeneca; Advisory Board: GE; Research/Grant or Contractor: Bracco, GE

Upon completion of this module, learner will be able to:

• Describe the nature of positrons, how they are created & annihilated
• Explain the physics of PET image formation
• Differentiate PET imaging from SPECT imaging