Towards model-based randoms correction for 3-D dual head coincidence imaging

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 2799-2803

  Pointon, B W ^a,b   Sossi, V ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DEMODULATION; DETECTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMPLEX ACTIVITY; DUAL HEAD COINCIDENCE IMAGING (DHCI); PHANTOMS; POSITRON ANNIHILATIONS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 11844264847     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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