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1 - Nuclear Science and Engineering Lab (NSEL) - Virginia Tech

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Reference Model• A SPECT myocardial perfusion study with<strong>Tech</strong>necium‐99m (Tc‐99m) was simulated.• Tc‐99m is absorbed by the heart wall where it emits140.5 keV gamma rays.• The NURBS‐based cardiac‐torso (NCAT) code wasused to create a 64 x 64 x 64 voxel phantom with a Tc‐99m source in the heart wall.<strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>Program

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