SiPM-array based PET detectors with depth-of interaction correction

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3581-3585

  Schaart, Dennis R ^a   Dam, Herman T Van ^a   Seifert, Stefan ^a   Vinke, Ruud ^b   Dendooven, Peter ^b   Löhner, Herbert ^b   Beekman, Freek ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLES OF INCIDENCE; ANNIHILATION PHOTONS; DEPTH OF INTERACTIONS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; ENTRY POINT; FRONT SURFACES; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERACTION CORRECTIONS; LYSO:CE; MRI DEVICES; PET DETECTORS; POSITION SENSITIVE; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATION LIGHT; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEST BEAM; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; LUMINESCENCE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DETECTORS;

EID: 60549084276     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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