Novel detector technology for clinical PET

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 69-85

  Lecomte, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multi modality imaging; Positron emission tomography; Radiation detectors

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; COPPER 64; FLUORINE 18; GALLIUM 68; NITROGEN 13; OXYGEN 15; RUBIDIUM 82;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; SCINTILLATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; WHOLE BODY PET;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 60549093719     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-008-1054-0     Document Type: Article

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