Design study for the ClearPET/XPAD small animal PET/CT scanner

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 4300-4302

  Khodaverdi, M ^b   Nicol, S ^b   Loess, J ^b   Cassol Brunner, F ^b   Karkar, S ^b   Morel, C ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

AXIAL GAPS; CLEARPET; COMBINED SYSTEMS; COMPLETE SYSTEMS; DETECTOR MODULES; FULLY INTEGRATED; HIGH-RESOLUTION PET; LOW ENERGIES; LSO/LUYAP; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NEW DESIGN; NUCLEAR SCIENCES; PET DETECTORS; PHOSWICH DETECTORS; SMALL ANIMALS; X-RAY DETECTORS; X-RAY PHOTONS;

SCANNING;

EID: 48149103395     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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