Comparison of image quality of different iodine isotopes (I-123, I-124, and I-131)

Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-430

  Rault, Erwann ^a,b   Vandenberghe, Stefaan ^a   Van Holen, Roel ^a   De Beenhouwer, Jan ^a   Staelens, Steven ^a   Lemahieu, Ignace ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ELIS Technicum   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Image quality; Iodine isotopes; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

IODINE 123; IODINE 124; IODINE 131; RADIOISOTOPE;

COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34447523801     PISSN: 10849785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2006.323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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