Physics and Instrumentation Group | Radiology Research

Focus

The Physics and Instrumentation Group strives to develop and evaluate new technology for imaging in nuclear medicine, and engages in collaboration with clinicians and research investigators to optimize new instruments for applications in both clinical and pre-clinical (animal) imaging scenarios.

Key Services

New Instrument implementation and testing
Instrument and algorithm optimization to improve imaging performance
Equipment maintenance and upgrades
Translation of novel instruments and technology from lab to research use and clinical practice

Faculty And Staff

Joel Karp, PhD

Director, Physics and Instrumentation Research Group
Professor of Radiologic Physics in Radiology

Email: joelkarp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Scott Metzler, PhD

Research Professor of Radiology

Email: metzler@upenn.edu

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Samuel Matej, PhD

Research Associate Professor of Radiology

Email: matej@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Suleman Surti, PhD

Research Associate Professor

Email: surti@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Margaret Daube-Witherspoon, PhD

Senior Research Investigator

Email: daubewit@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Joshua Scheuermann, MMP, DABR

Medical Physicist

Email: jscheu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Janet Reddin, PhD, DABSNM

Senior Research Investigator

Email: reddin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Srilalan Krishnamoorthy, PhD

Research Scientist

Email: srilalan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Eric Blankemeyer, BS

Technical Director, SAIF Nuclear Medicine Core

Email: eriblank@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Recent Publications

1. Karp JS, Viswanath V, Geagan MJ, Muehllehner G, Pantel AR, Parma MJ, Perkins AE, Schmall JP, Werner ME, Daube-Witherspoon ME. PennPET Explorer: Design and preliminary performance of a whole-body imager. J Nucl Med. June 21, 2019 jnumed.119.229997.

2. Doot RK, Dubroff JG, Labban KJ, Mach RH. Selectivity of probes for PET imaging of dopamine D3 receptors. Neurosci Lett, vol. 691, pp. 18-25, 2019.

3.Johnson LC, Guerraty MA, Moore SC, Metzler SD. Quantification of myocardial uptake rate constants in dynamic small-animal SPECT using a cardiac phantom. Phys Med Biol, vol. 64, pp. 065018, 2019.

Contact Us

Physics and Instrumentation Group
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
John Morgan Building, First Floor
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 215-573- 4998
Email: joelkarp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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