Comparison of CsI(Tl) and CsI(Na) partially slotted crystals for high-resolution SPECT imaging

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

Volumn 569, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 185-187

  Giokaris, N ^a,b   Loudos, G ^c   Maintas, D ^f   Karabarbounis, A ^a,b   Lembesi, M ^a,b   Spanoudaki, V ^a   Stiliaris, E ^a,b   Boukis, S ^c   Sakellios, N ^c   Karakatsanis, N ^c   Gektin, A ^d   Boyarintsev, A ^d   Pedash, V ^d   Gayshan, V ^e  

^a Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS NTUA   (Greece)

^d INSTITUTE FOR SCINTILLATION MATERIALS   (Ukraine)

^e Scintitech   (United States)

^f Institute of Isotopic Studies   (Greece)

Author keywords

High resolution; Partially slotted crystals; PSPMTs; Scintillators; SPECT

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; PARTIALLY SLOTTED CRYSTALS; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES (PSPMT);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751394131     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.014     Document Type: Article

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