Characterization of dual layer phoswich detector performance for small animal PET using Monte Carlo simulation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2881-2890

  Chung, Yong Hyun ^a,b   Choi, Yong ^a   Cho, Gyuseong ^b   Choe, Yearn Seong ^a   Lee, Kyung Han ^a   Kim, Byung Tae ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DUAL LAYER PHOSWICH DETECTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CERIUM; LUTETIUM; PEROVSKITE; SILICIC ACID; YTTRIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; LIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3442895409     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/13/008     Document Type: Article

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