Correction for scatter in 3D brain PET using a dual energy window method

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2757-2774

  Grootoonk, S ^a,c,d   Spinks, T J ^a   Sashin, D ^b   Spyrou, N M ^c   Jones, T ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; PHANTOM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029797912     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/12/013     Document Type: Article

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