Positron detection: Principles and instrumentation;Detection de positons: Principes et instrumentation

RBM - Revue Europeenne de Technologie Biomedicale

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 114-122

  Bendriem, B ^a   De Dreuille, O ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Coincidence; Detection; Emission; Transmission

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

ACCURACY; COMPTON EFFECT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GAMMA RADIATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0032230110     PISSN: 02220776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0222-0776(98)80002-3     Document Type: Article

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