Monte Carlo based performance assessment of different animal PET architectures using pixellated CZT detectors

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

Volumn 569, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 225-229

  Visvikis, D ^a   Lefevre, T ^a   Lamare, F ^a   Kontaxakis, G ^b   Santos, A ^b   Darambara, D ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE ET DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Efficiency; GATE; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; SCANNING; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

AXIAL ALIGNMENT; ENERGY RESOLUTION; GATE; SCANNER DESIGN;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751397618     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.050     Document Type: Article

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