Determination of the analytical point spread function of a pinhole aperture SPECT system

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2565-2569

  Bekaert, V ^a   Brasse, D ^a   Gizard, B ^a   Guyonnet, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRYSTALS; FUNCTIONS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTING TIME; CRYSTAL RESPONSES; PINHOLE GEOMETRY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT);

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 23844533348     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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