Design of a volume-imaging positron emission tomograph

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 993-997

  Rogers, J G ^a   Coombes, G H ^a   Wilkimson, N A ^a   Pate, B D ^a   Morrison, K S ^a   Stazyk, M ^a   Harrop, R ^b   Atkins, M S ^b   Dykstra, C J ^b   Barney, J S ^b   Doherty, P W ^c   Saylor, D P ^d  

^a TRIUMF   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Tracergraphics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS--MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COMPTON REJECTION CAPABILITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0024610597     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.34591     Document Type: Article

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