Detector identification through light separation for miniature imaging probe

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3 II, 2004, Pages 636-640

  Janecek, Martin ^a,b   Hoffman, Edward J ^a   Iwanczyk, Jan S ^c   Patt, Bradley E ^c   MacDonald, Lawrence ^c   Ghazarossian, Vartan ^d   Strauss, H W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Photon Imaging Inc   (United States)

^d Imetrx Inc   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta ray detectors; Biomedical applications of nuclear radiation; Biomedical nuclear imaging; Gratingsnuclear cardiography; Optical fibers; Scintillating detectors

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIATION;

BETA-RAY DETECTORS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION; BIOMEDICAL NUCLEAR IMAGING; GRATINGSNUCLEAR CARDIOGRAPHY;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 3342878548     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.829604     Document Type: Article

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