Evaluation of the imaging performance of LSO powder scintillator for use in X-ray mammography

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 580, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 558-561

  Michail, C ^a   David, S ^a   Liaparinos, P ^a   Valais, I ^a,b   Nikolopoulos, D ^b   Kalivas, N ^c   Toutountzis, A ^b   Cavouras, D ^b   Kandarakis, I ^b   Panayiotakis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

Author keywords

LSO:Ce; Monte Carlo; Phosphor screens; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; X RAYS;

NOISE TRANSFER FUNCTION (NTF); POWDER SCINTILLATORS; SCINTILLATING SCREENS; X RAY IMAGING;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 34548239291     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.234     Document Type: Article

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