NEW PHOTON DETECTOR FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 7119	Program Year/Program: 1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 7119	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Applied Research Corp
8201 Corporate Dr Suite 1120 Landover, MD 20785
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1987

Title: NEW PHOTON DETECTOR FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

Agency: HHS

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $47,000.00

Abstract:
APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NOVEL TYPE OF PARTICLE/PHOTON DETECTOR BASED ON ENERGY-SENSITIVE SUPERCONDUCTING STRUCTURES. IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY(PET) AND SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION-COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT) APPLICATIONS, IT PROMISES SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN IMAGE QUALITY DUE TO SUB-MILLIMETRIC SPATIAL RESOLUTION, VERY FAST, SUBNANOSECOND READ-OUT, AND VERY HIGH-STOPPING POWER FOR HIGH-ENERGY PHOTONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW RING DETECTOR THAT FEATURES BOTH SPECT AND PET IMAGING CAPABILITIES IS SUGGESTED.

Principal Investigator:
A k drukier phd
3014598833

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Small Business Information at Submission:

Applied Research Corp
8201 Corporate Drive Suite 920 Landover, MD 20785

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No