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NIST/ORNL Dedicate New Nuclear Medicine Lab

Caption: Shown above is a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan of a 62 year old man with a brain tumor. The irregular bright yellow and orange area in the lower left portion of the brain indicates the location of the tumor, which metabolizes glucose faster than normal cells.

Credit: National Cancer Institute

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