New imaging probe with crystals integrated in the collimator's square holes

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 554, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 331-339

  Soluri, A ^a,b   Massari, R ^a,b   Trotta, C ^a,b   Montani, L ^c   Iurlaro, G ^c   Mangano, A M ^d   Scopinaro, F ^a,d   Scafe R ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Rome Li tech srl   (Italy)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nuclear medicine imaging; Position sensitive photomultiplier tube; Scintillation detector

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING; POSITIVE SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 27844452027     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.091     Document Type: Article

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