Methods to extract more light from minute scintillation crystals used in an ultra-high resolution positron emission tomography detector

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

Volumn 527, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 35-40

  Levin, Craig S ^a   Habte, Frezghi ^a   Foudray, Angela M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiode; Breast imaging; High resolution PET; Scintillation light collection; Small animal PET

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ASPECT RATIO; AVALANCHE DIODES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; PHOTODIODES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; BREAST IMAGING; HIGH-RESOLUTION PET; SCINTILLATION LIGHT COLLECTION; SMALL ANIMAL PET;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 2942719108     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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