Development of the scintillation camera.

Abstract

It is clear that, aside from the tremendous development in radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, the one thing that has had the largest impact on the practice of nuclear medicine has been the introduction of the stationary imaging device known for so long as the Anger Camera. It has evolved from a relatively simple system which many users could repair themselves, if the need arose, to an exceedingly complex and versatile tool of diagnostic medicine. As was stated in the introduction, the practice of modern day nuclear medicine without the scintillation camera is inconceivable.