Performance studies of a depth encoding multicrystal detector for PET

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1926-1931

  Moisan, C ^a   Tsang, G ^a   Rogers, J G ^a   Hoskinson, E M ^a  

^a TRIUMF   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL ENCODING;

DEPTH ENCODING MULTICRYSTAL DETECTOR; DEPTH OF INTERACTION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0030165532     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.507248     Document Type: Article

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