Improved conjugate view quantitation of 1-131 by subtraction of scatter and septal penetration events with a triple energy window method

Medical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 1637-1643

  Macey, D J ^a   Grant, E J ^a   Bayouth, J E ^a   Giap, H B ^a   Danna, S J ^a   Sirisriro, R ^a   Podoloff, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS;

BACKGROUND REGION; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; IMAGE CONTRASTS; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY; SEPTAL PENETRATION; SUBTRACTION METHOD; TRIPLE ENERGY WINDOW;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

IODINE 131;

ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY;

EID: 0028801340     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597423     Document Type: Article

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