Performance results of a prototype depth-encoding PET detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3 PART 3, 2000, Pages 1011-1017

  Meng, L J ^a   Ramsden, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

COINCIDENCE TIME RESOLUTION; DEPTH OF INTERACTION; HIGH DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0034205034     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.856540     Document Type: Article

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