Implementation of ML based positioning algorithms for Scintillation Cameras

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue , 2000, Pages 1104-1111

  Joung, Jinhun ^a   Miyaoka, Robert S ^a   Kohlmyer, Steven ^a   Lewellen, Tom K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION;

ANGER LOGIC; CENTROID BASED ALGORITHMS; PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; SCINTILLATION CAMERAS;

CAMERAS;

EID: 0034204675     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.856555     Document Type: Article

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