Evaluation of a scatter correction technique for single photon transmission measurements in PET by means of Monte Carlo simulations;Evaluierung eines ansatzes zur korrektur der streustrahlung bei single- photonen-transmissionsmessungen in der PET anhand von Monte-Carlo-rechnungen

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 67-71

  Wegmann, K ^a   Brix, Gunnar ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulations; Positron emission tomography; Scatter correction; Single photon transmission measurements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034081130     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632247     Document Type: Article

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