Design Optimization of the PMT-ClearPET Prototypes Based on Simulation Studies with GEANT3

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5 II, 2003, Pages 1428-1432

  Heinrichs, U ^a   Pietrzyk, U ^a   Ziemons, K ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axial shift; ClearPET; Depth of interaction (DOI); GEANT3; LSO LuYAP phoswich; Simulation; Small animal positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AXIAL SHIFT;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142063370     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.817409     Document Type: Article

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