An instantaneous photomultiplier gain calibration method for PET or gamma camera detectors using an LED network

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 2447-2451

  Li, Hongdi ^a   Liu, Yaqiang ^a   Xing, Tao ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Uribe, Jorge ^a   Baghaei, Hossain ^a   Xie, Shuping ^a   Kim, Soonseok ^a   Ramirez, Rocio ^a   Wong, Wai Hoi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION;

GAIN CALIBRATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERAS; OUTPUT; PATIENT LOAD;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 19944429670     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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