title: Update on novel trends in PET/CT technology and its clinical applications.
abstract: After a brief history of the major evolutions of positron emission tomography since its introduction in 1972, this article reviews the recent improvements and novel trends in positron emission tomography with a special focus on the time of flight that is currently the major research topic. Novel emerging acquisition modalities, such as dual tracer acquisition, inline hadron therapy dose imaging and yttrium-90 imaging are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walrand
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging, Radiotherapy and Oncology Unit (MIRO), IECR, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hesse
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging, Radiotherapy and Oncology Unit (MIRO), IECR, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jamar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000639:trends*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000379:methods; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes; C000615496:Yttrium-90