Improving the Precision and Accuracy of Monte Carlo Simulation in Positron Emission Tomography

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 1111-1116

  Thompson, C J ^b   Marrett, S ^b  

^a NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship ^*  (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COMPTON SCATTERING;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0026904076     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.159769     Document Type: Article

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