Component based normalization for PET systems with depth of interaction measurement capability

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 2108-2111

  Foudray, Angela M K ^a,b,c   Chinn, Garry ^a,b   Levin, Craig S ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Component based; Dedicated breast; Depth of interaction; GATE; Monte Carlo; Normalization; Positron emission tomography; Small animal

Indexed keywords

DEDICATED BREASTS; DEPTH OF INTERACTION; GATE; NORMALIZATION; SMALL ANIMALS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ERROR COMPENSATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846616964     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596750     Document Type: Conference Paper

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