Performance evaluation of SiPM detectors for PET imaging in the presence of magnetic fields

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3591-3595

  España, Samuel ^a   Tapias, Gustavo ^b   Fraile, Luis M ^a   Herraiz, Joaquin L ^a   Vicente, Esther ^a   Udias, Jose ^a   Desco, Manuel ^b   Vaquero, Juan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GEIGER-MODE PHOTODIODE; HIGH GAIN; HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGH RESOLUTION; MICRO CELL; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PET IMAGING; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; REVERSE BIAS; SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS; SMALL ANIMAL; SMALL SIZE; SOLID-STATE PHOTODETECTORS;

CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 60549096591     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774097     Document Type: Conference Paper

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