Basic experiments on radiation imaging by using Pr:Lu3Al 5O12 (LuAG) small crystalline pixels with various reflector

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1417-1420

  Kamada, Kei ^a   Tsutsumi, Kousuke ^a   Suzuki, Chisato ^a   Usuki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yanagida, Takeyuki ^b   Yoshikawa, Akira ^b   Yamamoto, Seiichi ^c   Saito, Fumio ^b  

^a FURUKAWA CO LTD   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTROSLAG REMELTING; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; LUTETIUM; REFLECTION; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SODIUM;

EMISSION DECAY TIMES; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; HIGH ENERGIES; IMAGING APPLICATIONS; LIGHT OUTPUTS; LIGHT YIELDS; RADIATION IMAGING; SCINTILLATION PROPERTIES; TEFLON TAPES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 48349109213     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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