Data correction and normalization for a new PET scanner having coarse septa

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 2420-2424

  Ote, K ^a   Takahashi, M ^a   Kosugi, T ^a   Yamada, R ^a   Watanabe, M ^a   Yamashita, T ^a   Hasegawa, T ^b   Tanaka, E ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DETECTORS; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AXIAL FIELDS; LINE-OF-RESPONSE; NORMALIZATION; PHANTOMS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 11844251296     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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