Detector, shielding and geometric design factors for a high-resolution PET system

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 664-670

  Digby, W M ^a   Dahlbom, M ^a   Hoffman, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS--MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

BISMUTH GERMANATE; LOOKUP TABLES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0025418432     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.106695     Document Type: Article

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