A PET scanner employing CsI films as photocathode

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

Volumn 525, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 263-267

  Garibaldi, F ^a,b   Cisbani, E ^a   Cusanno, F ^b   Colilli, S ^a   Fratoni, R ^a   Giuliani, F ^a   Gricia, M ^a   Iodice, M ^b   Lucentini, M ^a   Santavenere, F ^a   Urciuoli, G M ^b   De Cataldo, G ^c   De Leo, R ^c   Lagamba, L ^c   Marrone, S ^c   Nappi, E ^c   Coluzza, C ^b   Peskov, V ^d   Pani, R ^e   Pellegrini, R ^e   Cinti, M N ^e   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; PET; Photodetectors

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; DIAGNOSIS; IODINE; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

MULTIPINHOLE COLLIMATORS; PHOTOCONVERTER; PHOTOELECTRON NUMBER; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 3342960762     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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