Comparison of compact gamma cameras with 1.3mm and 2.0mm quantized elements for dedicated emission mammotomography

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1886-1890

  Tornai, Martin P ^a,b   Archer, Caryl N ^a,b   Bradshaw, Marques L ^a   Bowsher, James E ^a   Patt, Bradley E ^c   Iwanczyk, Jan S ^c   Li, Joshua ^c   MacDonald, Lawrence R ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c Gamma Medico Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT MODULATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHOSPHORS; QUANTUM THEORY; TOMOGRAPHY;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC EMISSION TOMOGRAPH (ASET); EMISSION MAMMOTOMOGRAPHY; GAMMA CAMERAS; QUANTIZED ELEMENTS;

CAMERAS;

EID: 11844269877     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2003.1352247     Document Type: Conference Paper

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