Development of a small animal pet imaging device with resolution approaching irnm

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3 PART 2, 1999, Pages 631-635

  Correia, J A ^a   Burnham, C A ^a   Kaufman, D ^a   Fischman, A J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

IMAGING DEVICE; SYSTEM TUNING; TOMOGRAPH;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033343644     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.775590     Document Type: Article

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