Segmented lso crystals for depth-of-interaction encoding in pet

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6 PART 2, 1998, Pages 3030-3035

  Moisan, C ^a  

^a TRIUMF   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

DEPTH OF INTERACTION; LSO SCINTILLATORS; LUTETIUM OXYORTHOSILICATE;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0032316711     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.737660     Document Type: Article

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