How it works ?
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a medical imaging modality allowing non-invasive in-vivo visualization of metabolic processes in our body.
The biochemical activity of our cells or organs is a very sensitive marker of our health, as the over-expression or under-expression of chemical pathways at the cellular level can reveal the existence of diseases like cancer, Alzheimer, Parkinson, etc… even before they become symptomatic.
The very high sensitivity of PET can access tiny metabolic dysfunctions at the organ and even cellular level.
See this short video from the Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation :
What we are working on ?
Interlinking technologies such :
- Nanoscintillators
- Nanophotonics
- Crystal growth innovations
- Novel flow chemistry methodology
- 3D printing
- Artificial Intelligence
will produce, through a MULTIFONCTIONNAL META-SCINTILLATOR, stunning performances in :
- Prompt emission
- High stopping power
- Light transport to Silicon multiplier
for a result in :
- 20-fold increase in image sensitivity
- 20-fold reduction in radioactive dosage per scan