High-resolution L(Y)SO detectors using PMT-quadrant-sharing for human and animal PET cameras

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 862-869

  Ramirez, Rocio A ^a   Liu, Shitao ^a   Liu, Jiguo ^a   Zhang, Yuxuan ^a   Kim, Soonseok ^a   Baghaei, Hossain ^a   Li, Hongdi ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Wong, Wai Hoi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal and human PET detectors; LSO; LYSO; PET; Photomultiplier quadrant sharing (PQS) technology

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; DETECTORS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; CRYSTAL SIZES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; PET CAMERAS; PHOTOMULTIPLIER QUADRANT SHARING (PQS); PMT QUADRANT SHARING (PQS);

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

BOTTLES; CAMERAS; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESIGN; DETECTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FILM; OPERATING COSTS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; POLYMERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RESOLUTION; SIMULATION; SPECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 45849088867     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2008.922832     Document Type: Conference Paper

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