title: The early years of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT): an anthology of selected reminiscences.
abstract: The origin of SPECT can be found in pioneering experiments on emission tomography performed approximately 50 years ago. This historical review consists of a compilation of first person recollections from nine trailblazing scientists who shaped the early years of SPECT instrumentation during the 1960s and 1970s.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. R.Jaszczak@ieee.org
authors.forename: Ronald Jack
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Jaszczak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends