RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Developing Technology of Imaging Detectors JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol. FD Society of Nuclear Medicine SP 25 OP 30 VO 16 IS 1 A1 Zimmerman, Robert E. YR 1988 UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/16/1/25.abstract AB This is the first in a continuing education series of four articles related to scintillation camera technology. After reading this article, the reader should be able to: 1) understand the basic principles of present detector technology; and 2) discuss the advantages and disadvantages of gas, semiconductor, and inorganic crystalline detectors.