Optimizing light collection from thin scintillators used in a beta-ray camera for surgical use

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 2053-2060

  Levin, C S ^a   MacDonald, L R ^b   Tornai, M P ^a   Hoffman, E J ^a   Park, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA RAY CAMERA; PHOTON DETECTOR; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER OPTICS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT; MIRRORS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SURGERY; TISSUE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030165208     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.507268     Document Type: Article

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