Monte Carlo simulations of a MicroSPECT pinhole collimator

Qinghua Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tsinghua University

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 933-936

  Ma, Tianyu ^a   Zhou, Rong ^a   Wu, Zhaoxia ^a   Liu, Yaqiang ^a   Wang, Shi ^a   Jin, Yongjie ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

MicroSPECT (micro single photon emission computed tomography); Monte Carlo method; Pinhole collimator; Small animal imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPTON SCATTERING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

MICRO SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PINHOLE COLLIMATOR; SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING;

OPTICAL COLLIMATORS;

EID: 34548494617     PISSN: 10000054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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