Performance results of BGO block detectors based on flat panel PS-PMT for PET

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1298-1301

  Liu, Huafeng ^a,b   Zhao, Qiang ^b   Shi, Pengcheng ^c  

^a IEEE

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BGO block detector; PET; PS PMT

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

BGO BLOCK DETECTORS; COINCIDENCE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS (CRF); DETECTOR RESPONSE FUNCTIONS (DRF);

DETECTORS;

EID: 34548083940     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.901231     Document Type: Conference Paper

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