Gamma-ray compton imaging of multitracer in bio-samples by strip germanium telescope

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2152-2154

  Motomura, Shinji ^a   Takeici, Hiroshige ^a   Hirunuma, Rieko ^a   Haba, Hiromitsu ^a   Igarashi, Kaori ^a   Enomoto, Shuichi ^a   Gono, Yasuyuki ^a   Yano, Yasushige ^a  

^a Cyclotron Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; TELESCOPES; TUMORS;

BIO-SAMPLE IMAGING; COMPTON CAMERAS; GAMMA-RAY IMAGING; MULTITRACER;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 23844488898     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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