Clinical evaluation of pixellated NaI:Tl and continuous LaBr3:Ce, compact scintillation cameras for breast tumors imaging

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

Volumn 571, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 475-479

  Pani, R ^a,c   Pellegrini, R ^a,c   Betti, M ^a,c   De Vincentis, G ^a   Cinti, M N ^a   Bennati, P ^a,c   Vittorini, F ^a   Casali, V ^a,c   Mattioli, M ^b,c   Orsolini Cencelli, V ^c   Navarria, F ^d   Bollini, D ^d   Moschini, G ^e   Iurlaro, G ^f   Montani, L ^f   de Notaristefani, F ^g  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^g ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

ray imagers; LaBr3:Ce; LaBr3:Ce camera; Nuclear medicine; Scintillation camera

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TUMORS;

GAMMA RAY IMAGERS; LABR3:CE; LABR3:CE CAMERAS; NUCLEAR MEDICINES; SCINTILLATION CAMERAS;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33846362810     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.138     Document Type: Article

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