Evaluation of the TierPET system

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1177-1183

  Weber, S ^a   Herzog, H ^a   Cremer, M ^a   Engels, R ^a   Hamacher, K ^a   Kehren, F ^a   Muehlensiepen, H ^a   Ploux, L ^a   Reinartz, R ^a   Reinhart, P ^a   Rongen, F ^a   Sonnenberg, F ^a   Coenen, H H ^a   Hailing, H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIOTHERAPY;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033343689     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.790853     Document Type: Article

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