Scintillators

Emission Tomography: The Fundamentals of PET and SPECT

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 229-254

  Wilkinson, Frank ^a  

^a Alpha Spectra Inc   (United States)

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EID: 33750401139     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012744482-6.50016-8     Document Type: Chapter

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