A new component approach to efficiency normalization for 3D PET

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-99

  Wang, Wenli ^a,b   Hu, Zhiqiang ^a,b   Gagnon, Daniel ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Component based normalization; Detector calibration; Efficiency normalization; Positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL ANGLE; DETECTOR GEOMETRY; EFFICIENCY NORMALIZATION; NORMALIZATION;

CALIBRATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCANNING;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33847724287     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.887468     Document Type: Article

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