Fast algorithm for list mode back-projection of compton scatter camera data

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 957-962

  Wilderman, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS;

BACKPROJECTION ALGORITHMS; COMPTON SCATTER CAMERA;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0032097991     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682685     Document Type: Article

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