Comparison of different approaches based on Monte Carlo methods to calculate the system matrix for small animal PET

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

Volumn 569, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 346-349

  Nerina Gimenez, Eva ^a   Nacher, E ^a   Gimenez, M ^a   Benlloch, J M ^a   Rafecas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depth of interaction; GATE; Monte Carlo; Small animal PET; System matrix

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DEPTH OF INTERACTION (DOI); LSO CRYSTALS; SMALL ANIMAL PET; SYSTEM MATRIX (SM);

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751397274     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.108     Document Type: Article

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