Performance and perspectives of a CdZnTe-based gamma camera for medical imaging

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 3111-3117

  Verger, L ^a   Gentet, M C ^a   Gerfault, L ^a   Guillemaud, R ^a   Mestais, C ^a   Monnet, O ^a   Montemont, G ^a   Petroz, G ^a   Rostaing, J P ^a   Rustique, J ^a  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

Author keywords

ASIC; Bi parametric (BP) correction; CZT; Depth of interaction (DOI); Efficiency; Energy resolution; Solid state gamma camera

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CAMERAS; MULTIPLEXING; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BI-PARAMETRIC (BP) CORRECTION; CZT; DEPTH OF INTERACTION (DOI) EFFICIENY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; SOLID-STATE GAMMA CAMERA;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 19944363491     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.839070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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