Recent advances and future perspectives of gamma imagers for scintimammography

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

Volumn 569, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 296-300

  Pani, R ^a   Pellegrini, R ^a   Cinti, M N ^a   Bennati, P ^a   Betti, M ^a   Casali, V ^a   Schillaci, O ^f   Mattioli, M ^a   Orsolini Cencelli, V ^b   Navarria, F ^c   Bollini, D ^c   Moschini, G ^d   Garibaldi, F ^b   Cusanno, F ^b   Iurlaro, G ^e   Montani, L ^e   Scafe R ^e   de Notaristefani, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CZT; Gamma ray imagers; Lanthanum bromide; Nuclear medicine; Scintimammography

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOSPHORS;

GAMMA RAY IMAGERS; LANTHANUM BROMIDE; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 33751547473     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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