GePEToS: A Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation package for positron emission tomography

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 102-106

  Jan, Sébastien ^a   Collot, Johann ^a   Gallin Martel, Marie Laure ^a   Martin, Philippe ^a   Mayet, Frédéric ^a   Tournefier, Edwige ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1   (France)

Author keywords

Geant4; Monte Carlo simulation; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING;

ANNIHILATION PHOTONS; ATOMIC ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; GEANT4;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 17644372706     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.843161     Document Type: Article

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