High resolution positron emission tomography using small bismuth germanate crystals and individual photosensors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 665-670

  Derenzo, S E ^a   Budinger, T F ^a   Vuletich, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES - IMAGING TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

BISMUTH GERMANATE; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DETECTION;

EID: 0020089950     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.1983.4332351     Document Type: Article

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