Depth of Interaction for PET Using Segmented Crystals

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4 PART 2, 1998, Pages 2144-2148

  MacDonald, Lawrence R ^a   Dahlbom, Magnus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

DEPTH OF INTERACTION (DOI); LUTETIUM OXYORTHOSILICATE;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032142529     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.708325     Document Type: Article

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