Design Studies For A Pet Detector Module Using A Pin Photodiode To Measure Depth Of Interaction

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 1441-1445

  Moses, W W ^a   Derenzo, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH OF INTERACTION; SCINTILLATOR CRYSTAL;

CRYSTALS; ELECTRONS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0028494319     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.322929     Document Type: Article

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