A technique for measuring the energy response of a pet tomograph using a compact scattering source

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6 PART 2, 1997, Pages 2500-2508

  Watson, Charles C ^a  

^a CTI PET Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS;

ENERGY RESPONSE;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031376328     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.656459     Document Type: Article

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2. Manufactured by CTI PET Systems, Inc., 810 Innovation Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932.
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