Depth of interaction effect on timing resolution in PET block detectors

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 7, Issue , 2004, Pages 4156-4158

  Ivan, Adrian ^a   Burr, Kent C ^a   Shao, Yiping ^a   Leblanc, James W ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; POSITRONS; SCINTILLATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

BLOCK DETECTORS; INTERACTION EFFECTS; SCINTILLATION PHOTONS; TIME RESOLUTION;

DETECTORS;

EID: 23844513707     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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