Optimization of Pinhole Collimator for Small Animal SPECT Using Monte Carlo Simulation

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 811-815

  Song, Tae Yong ^a   Choi, Yong ^a   Chung, Yong Hyun ^a   Jung, Jin Ho ^a   Choe, Yearn Seong ^a   Lee, Kyung Han ^a   Kim, Sang Eun ^a   Kim, Byung Tae ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION;

PINHOLE COLLIMATORS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142241253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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