Evaluation of pixelated NaI(Tl) detectors for PET

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50 I, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-31

  Surti, S ^a   Karp, J S ^a   Muehllehner, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger detector; Discrete crystal; Pixelated NaI(Tl) detector; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

LIGHT RESPONSE FUNCTIONS (LRF);

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037291173     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.807914     Document Type: Article

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