An improved model for the energy resolution of multicrystal encoding detectors for PET

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-183

  Vozza, D ^a   Moisan, C ^a   Paquet, S ^a  

^a TRIUMF   (Canada)

Author keywords

Modeling; Nonproportionality; Pet detectors; Scintillator

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; MULTICRYSTAL ENCODING DETECTORS;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0031122155     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.568800     Document Type: Article

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