Impact of high energy resolution detectors on the performance of a PET system dedicated to breast cancer imaging

Physica Medica

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 28-34

  Levin, Craig S ^a   Foudray, Angela M K ^a   Habte, Frezghi ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer imaging; Cadmium zine telluride; Detectors; PET; Position sensitive avalanche photodiodes; Scintillation detectors

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE; LUTETIUM OXYORTHOSILICATE; SILICATE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BREAST CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIODE; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHANTOM; PHOTON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 34247197633     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1120-1797(06)80020-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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