Avalanche photodiodes in scintillation detection for high resolution PET

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6 II, 2000, Pages 2029-2033

  Kapusta, M ^a   Moszynski M ^a   Balcerzyk, M ^a   Lesniewski K ^a   Szawlowski, M ^a  

^a SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; LARGE AREA AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; SCINTILLATION DETECTION;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0034451213     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.903841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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