A Monte Carlo optical code for the study of gamma cameras based on a scintillator read out by a silicon photodetector array

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6 I, 2000, Pages 1911-1917

  Fiorini, C ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SILICON SENSORS;

GAMMA CAMERAS; SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR; SILICON PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY; SILICON PHOTODIODES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MATLAB;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0034450724     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.914469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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