Hunting the Photon. Particle Detectors in Medical Imaging.Nuclear and particle physicists have always worked hard to develop particle detectors to measure the fundamental properties of matter. Particle detectors also play a fundamental role in medical imaging since they enable the invisible to be made visible by means of invisible radiation. Since the early times of nuclear medicine and medical imaging, there has always been a synergy between the two worlds. In fact, many of the sensors and devices that are used in nuclear medicine have their origin in Nuclear or Particle Physics
