Experimental results of identification and vector quantization algorithms for DOI measurement in digital PET scanners with phoswich detectors

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages 3678-3681

  Michaud, J B ^a   Fontaine, Réjean ^a   Lecomte, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH-OF-INTERACTION (DOI) MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; PET SCANNERS; PHOSWICH SCANNERS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ALGORITHMS; DETECTORS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION EFFECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VECTOR QUANTIZATION;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

EID: 23844548307     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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