NEMA NU2-2001 Performance Results for the GE Advance PET system

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 890-894

  Kohlmyer, S G ^a   Stearns, C W ^a   Kinahan, P E ^a   Lewellen, T K ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHORS;

ENERGY THRESHOLD;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142241239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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