Design and performance of a new pixelated-LSO/PSPMT gamma-ray detector for high resolution PET imaging

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 3418-3422

  Mintzer, Robert A ^a,b   Siegel, Stefan B ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; STARS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AXIAL FIELD OF VIEWS; COMPACT DETECTORS; DETECTOR ENERGIES; ELECTRONICS ARCHITECTURES; FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS; GAMMA-RAY; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; LIGHT COLLECTIONS; LSO CRYSTALS; PET IMAGING; PHOTOSENSITIVE AREAS; SIEMENS; SMALL ANIMALS; SYSTEM DESIGNS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 48349131417     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436864     Document Type: Conference Paper

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