Evolution of the GATE project: new results and developments

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 172, Issue , 2007, Pages 101-103

  Santin, G ^a   Staelens, S ^b   Taschereau, R ^c   Descourt, P ^d   Schmidtlein, C R ^e   Simon, L ^f   Visvikis, D ^d   Jan, S ^g   Buvat, I ^h  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^g DIF   (France)

^h PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

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EID: 34848843494     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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