Photon energy response, scatter characterisation and nec rate performance for a unique BaF2-TMAE PET system

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 2, 1998, Pages 1255-1260

  Visvikis, D ^a   Wells, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTONS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

MULTIPLE COMPTON INTERACTIONS; NOISE EQUIVALENT COUNT RATES; PHOTON ENERGY RESPONSE; SCATTER FRACTION;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032099329     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682012     Document Type: Article

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