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Physics and Instrumentation Group

Physics Instrumentation Group PennPET Explorer scan 1.5hr post-injection

Focus

The Physics and Instrumentation Group strives to develop and evaluate new technology for imaging in nuclear medicine, and engages in collaboration with clinicians and research investigators to optimize new instruments for applications in both clinical and pre-clinical (animal) imaging scenarios.

Key Services

  1. New Instrument implementation and testing
  2. Instrument and algorithm optimization to improve imaging performance
  3. Equipment maintenance and upgrades
  4. Translation of novel instruments and technology from lab to research use and clinical practice

 

Faculty And Staff

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Joel Karp, PhD

  • Director, Physics and Instrumentation Research Group
  • Professor of Radiologic Physics in Radiology
Email: joelkarp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Scott D. Metzler, PhD

Scott Metzler, PhD

Research Professor of Radiology
Email: metzler@upenn.edu

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Samuel Matej, PhD

Samuel Matej, PhD

Research Associate Professor of Radiology 
Email: matej@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Suleman Surti, PhD

Suleman Surti, PhD

Research Associate Professor 
Email: surti@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Margaret Daube-Witherspoon, PhD

Senior Research Investigator
Email: daubewit@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Joshua Scheuermann, MMP, DABR

Medical Physicist
Email: jscheu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Janet Reddin, PhD, DABSNM

Senior Research Investigator
Email: reddin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Srilalan Krishnamoorthy, PhD

Research Scientist
Email: srilalan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Eric Blankemeyer, BS

Technical Director, SAIF Nuclear Medicine Core
Email: eriblank@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Recent Publications

1. Karp JS, Viswanath V, Geagan MJ, Muehllehner G, Pantel AR, Parma MJ, Perkins AE, Schmall JP, Werner ME, Daube-Witherspoon ME. PennPET Explorer: Design and preliminary performance of a whole-body imager. J Nucl Med. June 21, 2019 jnumed.119.229997.

2. Doot RK, Dubroff JG, Labban KJ, Mach RH. Selectivity of probes for PET imaging of dopamine D3 receptors. Neurosci Lett, vol. 691, pp. 18-25, 2019.

3.Johnson LC, Guerraty MA, Moore SC, Metzler SD. Quantification of myocardial uptake rate constants in dynamic small-animal SPECT using a cardiac phantom. Phys Med Biol, vol. 64, pp. 065018, 2019.

Contact Us

Physics and Instrumentation Group
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
John Morgan Building, First Floor
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 215-573- 4998
Email: joelkarp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

 

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