A Method for Correcting the Depth-of-Interaction Blurring in PET Cameras

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 146-150

  Rogers, Joel G ^a  

^a TRIUMF   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DETECTORS;

DEPTH OF INTERACTION BLURRING; GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; IMAGE CORRECTION; PHOTOPEAK POSITION; PULSE HEIGHT;

CAMERAS;

EID: 0029263642     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: 1558254X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.370411     Document Type: Article

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