Depth encoding multicrystal detectors for pet

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 2, 1998, Pages 1152-1157

  Murayama, H ^a   Ishibashi, H ^a   Uchida, H ^a   Omura, T ^a   Yamashita, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CAMERAS; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAYS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION;

LIGHT CONTROL; POSITRON CAMERA DETECTOR; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0032097189     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.681994     Document Type: Article

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