Simulation of Imaging with Sodium Iodide Crystals and Position-Sensitive Photomultiplier Tubes

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 1510-1515

  Ordonez, C E ^a   Mintzer, R A ^a   Aarsvold, J N ^a   Yasillo, N J ^a   Matthews, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD OF VIEW; GAMMA CAMERA; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; SODIUM IODIDE;

CAMERAS; CRYSTALS; IMAGE COMPRESSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTOSENSITIVE GLASS; REFLECTION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0028494035     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.322940     Document Type: Article

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