Optimizing orientation of SPECT and cone beam CT detectors through quantification of cross contamination in a dual modality mammotomography system

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1672-1676

  Crotty, Dominic J ^a,b,c   Bryzmialkiewicz, Caryl N ^a   McKinley, Randolph L ^a   Tornai, Martin P ^a  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CAMERAS; MAMMOTOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS; SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION;

CAMERAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 33745354184     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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