Method to position a subject to be scanned in a PET-scanning device

A PET-scanning device, which comprises a detector and a control unit, the control unit being configured

• to acquire, by means of the detector, a set of PET-raw data of a prepositioned subject to be scanned for a series of slices,
• to represent the acquired set of PET-raw data in the form of at least one projection view, and
• to display the at least one projection view on a screen of the PET-scanning device, in order to allow an operator of the PET-scanning device to assess the position of the subject to be scanned relative to the detector, and/or to automatically assess the position of the subject to be scanned relative to the detector directly based on the at least one projection view.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program for controlling a PET-scanning device with a detector, wherein the computer program comprises executable instructions:

• to acquire, by means of the detector, a set of PET-raw data of a prepositioned subject to be scanned for a series of slices,
• to represent the acquired set of PET-raw data in the form of at least one projection view, and
• to display the at least one projection view on a screen of the PET-scanning device, in order to allow an operator of the PET-scanning device to assess the position of the subject to be scanned relative to the detector, and/or to automatically assess the position of the subject to be scanned relative to the detector directly based on the at least one projection view.