The effects of detector material and structure on PET spatial resolution and efficiency

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 718-724

  Thompson, C J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

BISMUTH GERMANATE; COMPTON INTERACTIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0025419324     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.106704     Document Type: Article

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