Effect of detector parameters on the image quality of Compton camera for 99mTc

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

Volumn 571, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 251-254

  An, S H ^a   Seo, H ^a   Lee, J H ^b   Lee, C S ^b   Lee, J S ^c   Kim, C H ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compton camera; Detector simulation; GEANT4; Image resolution; Medical imaging; Monte carlo

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RAY TRACING;

COMPTON CAMERA; GAMMA SOURCES; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PATIENT DOSE;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846360977     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.075     Document Type: Article

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