Optimization of LSO/LuYAP phoswich detector for small animal PET

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

Volumn 571, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 669-675

  Jung, Jin Ho ^a   Choi, Yong ^a   Chung, Yong Hyun ^b   Devroede, Olivier ^c   Krieguer, Magalie ^c   Bruyndonckx, Peter ^c   Tavernier, Stefaan ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c ULB VUB   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Depth of interaction; Optical coupling; Phoswich detector; Small animal PET

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DEPTH OF INTERACTION; OPTICAL COUPLING; PHOSWICH DETECTORS; SMALL ANIMAL PET;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 33846532335     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.293     Document Type: Article

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