Fast maximum-likelihood estimation methods for scintillation cameras and other optical sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6707, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Furenlid, L R ^a   Hesterman, J Y ^a   Barrett, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma camera; Maximum likelihood; Search algorithm

Indexed keywords

GAMMA CAMERAS; PENETRATING RADIATION SYSTEMS; SEARCH ALGORITHMS;

CALIBRATION; GAMMA RAYS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCINTILLATION;

CAMERAS;

EID: 42149177295     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.740321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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