Constructing a small laboratory animal imaging device based on scintillating fibers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2007, Issue , 1993, Pages 125-131

  Anderson, J A ^a   Fernando, J ^a   Nguyen, T ^a   Prior, J O ^a   Constantinescu, A ^a   Parkey, R W ^a   Antich, P P ^a   Chaney, R C ^a   Hammack, H ^a   Fenyves, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OPTICAL FIBERS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION;

CYLINDRICAL DETECTORS; ENTRANCE APERTURES; LABORATORY ANIMALS; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATING FIBER; SCINTILLATING OPTICAL FIBERS; SPECT (SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY); WHOLE-BODY IMAGING;

SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33747439678     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.161920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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