Energy and spatial distribution of multiple order Compton scatter in SPECT: A Monte Carlo investigation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1984, Pages 1217-1230

  Floyd, C E ^a   Jaszczak, R J ^a   Harris, C C ^a   Coleman, R E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

COMPTON EFFECT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0021125081     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/29/10/005     Document Type: Article

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