Micro gamma camera optics with high sensitivity and resolution

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5745, Issue I, 2005, Pages 1-6

  MacDonald, C A ^a   Mail, Noor ^a   Gibson, W M ^b   Jorgensen, S M ^c   Ritman, E L ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b X ray Optical Systems Inc   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Gammacamera; Nuclear medicine; Polycapillary x ray optics; Radioscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

GAMMACAMERA; LOCALIZATIONS; POLYCAPILLARY; RADIOSCINTIGRAPHY;

CAMERAS; FIBER OPTICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; X RAY OPTICS;

OPTICS;

EID: 23844452419     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.597193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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