Positron range effects on the spatial resolution of RPC-PET

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2570-2573

  Blanco, A ^a  

^a LIP Coimbra   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOISOTOPES;

POSITRON RANGE DISTRIBUTIONS; RESISTIVE PLATE CHAMBER (RPC);

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 38649100982     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.354433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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