3D printed tungsten collimators improve gamma camera image results

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research (London, UK) and the Royal Marsden Hospital (London, UK) have tested tungsten as a novel material for 3D printing components for gamma cameras, used to take images of radiation emitted by pharmaceuticals injected into cancer patients. Research published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medical Imaging describes how a team of researchers from the The Institute of Cancer Research (London, UK) and the Royal Marsden Hospital (London, UK) have tested 3D printed tungsten shields for use with gamma cameras. Traditionally, lead has been used as a material to create collimators, which have honeycomb...