Design of a small animal PET system with high detection efficiency

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2412-2416

  Brasse, D ^a   Piqueras, I ^a   Guyonnet, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CRYSTALS; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION;

ANIMAL IMAGING; CRYSTAL ELEMENTS; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 23844476951     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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