CdZnTe detectors for the positron emission tomographic imaging of small animals

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 7, Issue , 2004, Pages 4564-4568

  Drezet, Arnaud ^a   Monnet, Olivier ^a   Montémont, Guillaume ^a   Rustique, Jacques ^a   Sanchez, Gérard ^a   Verger, Loïck ^a  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

Author keywords

CdZnTe; Depth of interaction measurement; Positron emission tomography; Timing resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

BISMUTH GERMANATE (BGO); CLINICAL TOPOGRAPHS; DEPTH OF INTERACTION (DOI) MEASUREMENT; PIXELLIZATION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 23844476462     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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