Re: UNH Physicist Expands Vision of MRI with Gas

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

Apparently only Xe-129 has a magnetic spin property

sufficiently strong effort to be used. See 

http://stigma.bu.edu/papers/arvindthesis.pdf



--- "Bradt, Clayton" <Clayton.Bradt@Labor.State.Ny.Us>

wrote:

> Anybody know what isotope of Xe is used?  Also, what

> is being "polarized" ?

> All stable isotopes of Xe have  nuclear spin equal

> to zero.  The unstable

> have odd half-integer spin. Does the Rb pumping

> raise the Xe to an isomeric

> state?

> 

> Clayton J. Bradt, CHP

> Principal Radiophysicist

> NYS Dept. of Labor

> Radiological Health Unit

> voice: (518) 457-1202

> fax:    (518) 485-7406

> e-mail: Clayton.Bradt@labor.state.ny.us

> 

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