Incorporation of a Fluoroscopic X-Ray Modality in a Small Animal Imaging System

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-338

  Saha, M S ^a   Bradley, E L ^a   Brewer, P ^a   Gleason, K K ^a   Kross, B ^b   Majewski, S ^b   Popov, V ^b   Qian, J ^a   Ranck, A ^a   Smith, K ^a   Smith, M F ^b   Weisenberger, A G ^b   Wojcik, R ^b   Welsh, R E ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual modality; gamma imaging; in vivo imaging; small animal; X ray fluoroscope

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; DOSIMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL IMAGING SYSTEM; FLUOROSCOPIC X RAY MODALITY; GENOMICS; PARALLEL HOLE COLLIMATORS;

OPTICAL COLLIMATORS;

EID: 0037706156     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.812438     Document Type: Article

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