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Positrons

Known as: Positive beta particle, Positron 
The anti-particle of the electron, having the same mass but being positively rather than negatively charged.(Dr. Joseph A. Thie)
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Is there a role for FGD-PET in radiotherapy planning in esophageal carcinoma?
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Brain glucose metabolic changes associated with neuropsychological improvements after 4 months of treatment in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Objective:  The study was designed to elucidate regional brain metabolic changes according to a treatment and their relationship… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Preparation of 66Ga- and 68Ga-labeled Ga(III)-deferoxamine-folate as potential folate-receptor-targeted PET radiopharmaceuticals.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Brain imaging of the effects of lidocaine on tinnitus
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Radiosynthesis of 3'-deoxy-3'-[(18)F]fluorothymidine: [(18)F]FLT for imaging of cellular proliferation in vivo.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Synthesis of 2'-fluoro-5-[11C]-methyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil ([11C]-FMAU): a potential nucleoside analog for in vivo study of cellular proliferation with PET.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Interictal cerebral metabolism in partial epilepsies of neocortical origin
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Topographical distribution of neurochemical changes in Alzheimer's disease
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Relation of left ventricular perfusion and wall motion with metabolic activity in persistent defects on thallium-201 tomography in healed myocardial infarction.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Positron tomography with deoxyglucose for estimating local myocardial glucose metabolism.
The deoxyglucose method originally developed for measurements of the local cerebral metabolic rate for glucose has been… 
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