A Monte Carlo model for energy spectra analysis in dedicated nuclear breast imaging

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 491-500

  Hruska, Carrie B ^a,b   O'Connor, Michael K ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium zinc telluride (CZT); Dedicated breast imaging; Energy resolution; Monte Carlo; Scintimammography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIXELS;

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE (CZT); DEDICATED BREAST IMAGING; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 39049093232     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.910882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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