Method of calibrating response statistics for ML estimation of 3D interaction position in a thick-detector gamma camera

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 4359-4363

  Hunter, William C J ^a,b,c   Barrett, Harrison H ^a,c   Furenlid, Lars R ^a,c   Moore, Stephen K ^a,d  

^a IEEE

^b Department of Physics ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; DETECTORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; STATISTICAL METHODS; X RAY CAMERAS;

3D INTERACTIONS; CALIBRATION METHODS; DETECTOR RESPONSE; GAMMA CAMERAS; GAMMA-RAY INTERACTIONS; HIGH ENERGIES; IMAGING DETECTORS; INTERACTION DEPTH; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATES; ML-ESTIMATION; NUCLEAR SCIENCES; PATH LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; PHOTON DETECTORS; PHOTON-DETECTION EFFICIENCY; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; RESPONSE STATISTICS; SIGNAL VARIANCE; UNBIASED ESTIMATES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 48149095235     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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