Effect of depth of interaction decoding on resolution in PET: A simulation study

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 965-969

  Astakhov, V ^a   Gumplinger, P ^b   Moisan, C ^c   Ruth, T J ^b   Sossi, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TRIUMF   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; DECODING; PHOSPHORS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

CRYSTAL GEOMETRIES;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142198895     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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