Application of monte-carlo methods to the design of spect detector systems

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 753-757

  Bradshaw, J ^a   Burnham, C ^a   Correia, J ^a   Rogers, W Leslie ^b   Clinthorne, N H ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

SCINTILLATION CAMERAS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPECT;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0021373119     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.1985.4336936     Document Type: Article

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