Monte carlo calculation of point-spread functions of compton scatter cameras

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 250-254

  Wilderman, Scott J ^a,b   Les Rogers, W ^a   Knoll, Glenn F ^a   Engdahl, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Applied Nuclear Imaging Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Compton scatter camera; Monte Carlo; Resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE SENSORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY;

COMPTON SCATTER CAMERAS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; POINT SPREAD FUNCTIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

CAMERAS;

EID: 0031118087     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.568817     Document Type: Article

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