Photon quantum entanglement in the MeV regime and its application in PET imaging

D. P. Watts; J. Bordes; J. R. Brown; A. Cherlin; R. Newton; J. Allison; M. Bashkanov; N. Efthimiou; N. A. Zachariou

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22907-5

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Photon quantum entanglement in the MeV regime and its application in PET imaging

D. P. Watts,
J. Bordes,
J. R. Brown,
A. Cherlin,
R. Newton,
J. Allison,
M. Bashkanov,
N. Efthimiou,
N. A. Zachariou

Affiliations

D. P. Watts: Department of Physics, University of York
J. Bordes: Department of Physics, University of York
J. R. Brown: Department of Physics, University of York
A. Cherlin: Kromek Group
R. Newton: Department of Physics, University of York
J. Allison: Geant4 Associates International Ltd.
M. Bashkanov: Department of Physics, University of York
N. Efthimiou: Department of Physics, University of York
N. A. Zachariou: Department of Physics, University of York

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22907-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Gamma photons used in positron emission tomography are predicted to be produced in an entangled state. Here, the authors simulate the effects of entanglement and test them through comparison with experimental data from a PET demonstrator apparatus, showing the potential gains in background suppression.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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