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66 -- PET CAMERA SOL RFQ No. 743656. Contact: J. Small, Sr. Contracts Specialist, 516-282-2141. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) intends to purchase one PET Camera in accordance with Brookhaven's technical specification. Presently BNL operates a CTI-931 PET tomograph with a throughput of over 450 research subjects per year. Our research program centers on the following areas: molecular mechanisms underlying neurological and psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, neurochemical organization of the brain, the development of new radiotracers to expand the application of PET technology, and the evaluation and characteristics of new pharmaceuticals (technology transfer). In order to remain in the forefront in these areas and to approach our goal of becoming a regional center for the application of medical imaging to the study of molecular mechanisms in disease and drug therapy, a machine with state-of-the-art characteristics is required. The characteristics we require include the following performance limits: (1) Transaxial resolution at 0 cm a maximum of 4.5 mm and at 10 cm a maximum of 5.8 mm. (2) Axial resolution at 0 cm a maximum of 4.8 mm and at 10 cm a maximum of 6.0 mm. (3) Sensitivity with Septa in a minimum of 185 Kcps/micro Ci/cc and with Septa out a minimum of 1,000 Kcps/micro Ci/cc. (4) A minimum of 35 slices. (5) Axial field of view with a minimum of 15 cm. (6) Crystal Type for detectors shall be BGO. BNL also require the ability to acquire and display whole body 3-dimensional data and the software to define volumes of interest on these images and compute quantitative time versus activity representations. In addition, the new machine requires greater storage capacity and speed of reconstruction to allow a significantly increased throughput. Requests for a copy of this solicitation must be in writing or faxed and received within fourteen (14) days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily. Contact Mr. John C. Small, Sr. Contracts Specialist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Contracts and Procurement, Building 355, Upton, NY, 11973, or by fax at (516) 282-5499. (004)

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