A high resolution detection system for positron tomography

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 671-675

  Barton, J B ^a   Hoffman, E J ^a   Iwanczyk, J S ^b   Dabrowski, A J ^b   Kusmiss, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES - IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PHOTODETECTORS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

RADIOISOTOPE;

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

EID: 0020955292     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.1983.4332352     Document Type: Article

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