Depth of interaction detection for γ-ray imaging

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 600, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 624-634

  Lerche, Ch W ^b   Doring M ^c   Ros, A ^a   Herrero, V ^b   Gadea, R ^b   Aliaga, R J ^b   Colom, R ^b   Mateo, F ^b   Monzo J M ^b   Ferrando, N ^b   Toledo, J F ^b   Martinez J D ^b   Sebastia A ^b   Sanchez, F ^a   Benlloch, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

^{b *}  (Spain)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ray imaging; Center of gravity algorithm; Depth of interaction detection

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

CENTER OF GRAVITY ALGORITHM; DEPTH OF INTERACTION DETECTION; ENERGY RELEASE; INTERACTION DEPTHS; LIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; MONOLITHIC CRYSTALS; NOVEL DESIGNS; POSITION-SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES; SCINTILLATION LIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; SECOND-ORDER MOMENTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; STRONG CORRELATIONS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 60749098231     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.151     Document Type: Article

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