Abstract
We have observed Cerenkov light emitted from beta-emitting radiotracers. Phantom and in vivo mouse imaging experiments demonstrate that sufficient Cerenkov photons are produced to allow reconstruction of radiotracer activity inside an object from surface measurements.
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