Simulation of countrate performance for a PET scanner with different degrees of partial collimation

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 2506-2509

  Schmitz, R E ^a   Kinahan, P E ^a   Harrison, R L ^a   Stearns, C W ^b   Lewellen, T K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTONS; SCANNING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

NOISE EQUIVALENT COUNTS (NEC); PARTIAL COLLIMATION; PHOTON TRACKING SIMULATION PACKAGE; STATISTICAL DATA QUALITY;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846642751     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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