Scintillator and photodetector array optimization for functional breast imaging

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 497, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-59

  Garibaldi, F ^a   Cisbani, E ^a   Colilli, S ^a   Cusanno, F ^a   Giuliani, F ^a   Gricia, M ^a   Lucentini, M ^a   Pierangeli, L ^a   Santavenere, F ^a   Urciuoli, G M ^a   Pani, R ^b   Pellegrini, R ^b   Cinti, M N ^b   Scafe, R ^c  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Position sensitive photomultiplier tube (PSPMT); Scintimammography

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; TUMORS;

SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037457857     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01892-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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