CT acquisition using PET detectors and electronics

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 2192-2195

  Bérard, Philippe ^a   Pepin, Catherine Michelle ^a   Rouleau, Daniel ^a   Cadorette, Jules ^a   Lecomte, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTODIODES; RADIATION DETECTORS;

DUAL-MODALITY IMAGING; FEASIBILITY; TISSUE-EQUIVALENT MATERIALS; X-RAY DETECTION;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 11844252022     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2003.1352315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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