Calibration of a PEM detector with depth of interaction measurement

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3 II, 2004, Pages 775-781

  Wang, G C ^a   Moses, W W ^a   Choong, W S ^a   Maltz, J S ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical imaging; Calibration; Depth of interaction (DOI); Detectors; Positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION;

CALIBERATION DETECTORS; DEPTH OF INTERACTION (DOI); PHOTODIODE ARRAY;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 3342923552     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.829785     Document Type: Article

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