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Research Interests
- Imaging Physics of Positron Emission Tomography.
- The research interests of Paul Vaska comprise all aspects of the
physics of positron emission tomography (PET). This ranges from the
development of unique detector technologies which extend the limits of
spatial resolution and sensitivity, through improved corrections for
physical effects, image reconstruction methods, and post-processing
techniques to improve image quantitation. He has worked extensively with
both human and small-animal PET systems and oversees the physics aspects
of the clinical PET research carried out at the BNL PET facility. His
previous research as a physicist for a major PET firm included development
of a dedicated brain scanner in collaboration with the University of
Pennsylvania, and novel calibration and data acquisition methods.
Education & Concurrent Positions
- B.S. Clarkson University, 1989.
- M.A. in Physics from Stony Brook, 1994.
- Ph.D. State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1997.
- Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2001.
Selected Publications
- Woody C., Vaska P., Schlyer D., Pratte J.F., Junnarkar S., Park S.J., Stoll S., Purschke M., Southekal S., Kriplani A.,
Krishnamoorthy S., Maramraju S., Lee D., Schiffer W., Dewey S., Neill J., Kandasamy A., O'Connor P., Radeka V., Fontaine R. and Lecomte R. Initial studies using the RatCAP conscious animal PET tomograph.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2007; 571(1-2):14-17.
- Vaska P., Rubins D.L., Alexoff D. and Schiffer W. Quantitative Imaging with the microPET Small-Animal PET Tomograph.
Int Rev Neurobiol., 2006;73:191-218.
PubMed
- Vaska P., Woody C.L., Schlyer D.J., Shokouhi S., Stoll S.P., Pratte J.-.F, O’Connor P., Junnarkar S.S., Rescia S., Yu B.,
Purschke M., Kandasamy A., Villanueva A., Kriplani A., Radeka V., Volkow N., Lecomte R. and Fontaine R. RatCAP: Miniaturized Head-Mounted PET for Conscious Rodent Brain Imaging.
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., 2004; 51(5):2718-2722.
- Vaska P., Stoll S.P., Woody C.L., Schlyer D.J. and Shokouhi S.
Effects of Inter-Crystal Cross-Talk on Multi-Element LSO/APD PET Detectors.
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2003; 50(3):362-366.
- Alexoff D.L., Vaska P., Marsteller D., Gerasimov T., Li J., Logan J., Fowler J.S., Taintor N.B.,
Thanos P.K. and Volkow, N.D.
Reproducibility of 11C-Raclopride Binding in the Rat Brain Measured with the MicroPET R4: Effects of Scatter Correction and Tracer Specific Activity.
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2003; 44(5):815-822.
PubMed
- Vaska P., Petrillo M.J. and Muehllehner G.
Virtual PMTs: Improving Centroid Positioning Performance near the Edges of a Gamma Camera Detector.
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2001; 48:645-649.
- Vaska P., Fossan D.B., LaFosse D.R., Schnare H., Waring M.P., Mullins S.M., Hackman G., Prevost D., Waddington J.C., Janzen V.P., Ward D., Wadsworth R. and Paul E.S.
Particle-hole induced electric and magnetic rotation in 111In.
Physical Review, 1998; 57:1634.
- Vaska P., Beausang C.W., Fossan D.B., Hughes J.R., Ma R., Paul E.S., Poynter R.J., Regan P.H., Wadsworth R., Forbes S.A., Mullins S.M. and Nolan P.J.
High-spin structure of 139Eu.
Phys Rev C Nucl Phys., 1995;52(3):1270-1277.
PubMed
- Vaska P., Bhattacharjee S., Fossan D.B., LaFosse D.R., Liang Y., Schnare H., Starosta K., Waring M.P., Hibbert I., Wadsworth R., Hauschild K.,
Beausang C.W., Clarke S., Forbes S.A., Nolan P.J., Paul E.S., Semple A.T., Mullins S.M., Grawe H. and Maier K.H.
Neutron i13/2 intruder band in 139Sm.
Phys Rev C Nucl Phys., 1994;50(1):104-109.
PubMed
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