Performance characterization and first clinical evaluation of a intra-operative compact gamma imager

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6 PART 3, 1999, Pages 2068-2074

  Menard, L ^a  

^a 91405 Orsay Campus   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONCOLOGY; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTODIODES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TUNGSTEN;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; INTENSIFIED POSITION SENSITIVE DIODE; PEROPERATIVE COMPACT IMAGER; RADIO GUIDED OPERATIVE CANCER SURGERY;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0033350993     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.819284     Document Type: Article

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