MEDICAL IMAGING Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a partner to participate in the development of a new gamma-ray-medical-imaging-camera concept for application in SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography). The camera is designed to obtain 1 mm spatial resolution while at the same time attaining high photon counting efficiency so that statistically meaningful images can be rapidly generated. The attainment of higher resolution with adequate image quality for SPECT is a critical step for projecting nuclear medicine toward its full potential in medical diagnostics. Sandia Laboratories is managed by Lockheed-Martin for the Department of Energy and has expertise in the technical areas required for this project including advanced manufacturing, advanced computing, image processing, solid state detectors, radiation science, imaging system development and robotics. In addition, the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia is being proposed for production of radioisotopes (in particular, 99Mo) for nuclear medicine applications. For more information please write or fax Joanne Trujillo, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1380, FAX: 505-271-4202. For additional technical information interested parties are encouraged to contact either of the following staff members for information. Jake (John G.) Kelly, (505) 845-3021, fax (505) 845-3115. David A. McArthur, (505) 845-3030, fax (505) 845-3115, e-mail: damcart@sandia.gov. The mailing address is the same for both: Department 14614, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1145.

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