Use of a YAP:Ce matrix coupled to a position-sensitive photomultiplier for high resolution positron emission tomography

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1958-1962

  Del Guerra, A ^a,b   De Notaristefani, F ^c   Di Domenico, G ^b,d   Giganti, M ^d   Pani, R ^e   Piffanelli, A ^d   Turra, A ^a   Zavattini, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FERRARA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; PHOTOCATHODE SENSITIVITY; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIME RESOLUTION;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030172064     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.507253     Document Type: Article

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