A Comparison of PET Detector Modules Employing Rectangular and Round Photomultiplier Tubes

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 1064-1068

  Cherry, Simon R ^a   Tornai, Martin P ^a   Levin, Craig S ^a   Siegel, Stefan ^a   Hoffman, Edward J ^b   Andreaco, Mark S ^a   Williams, C W ^c  

^a Crump Institute for Biological Imaging Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology UCLA School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CTI PET Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

BISMUTH GERMANATE DETECTOR BLOCKS; COINCIDENCE LINE SPREAD FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS; DEPTH OF INTERACTION; ENERGY RESOLUTION; SCINTILLATOR;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0029358377     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.467748     Document Type: Article

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