Detector design issues for compact nuclear emission cameras dedicated to breast imaging

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

Volumn 497, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-74

  Levin, Craig S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Detectors; Functional imaging; Nuclear medicine; Position sensitive detectors

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PHOTONS; TUMORS;

BREAST IMAGING;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0037457859     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01893-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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