Towards an accurate voxel-based analytic unified scatter and attenuation system model for 3D PET

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2199-2203

  Markiewicz, P J ^a   Reader, A J ^a   Tamal, M ^a   Julyan, P J ^b   Hastings, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ATTENUATION SYSTEM MODELS; MONTE CARLO MODEL; SCANNER GEOMETRY;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 23844469920     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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