Maximum likelihood positioning for gamma-ray imaging detectors with depth of interaction measurement

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

Volumn 604, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 359-362

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

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depth of interaction; Maximum likelihood; Monolithic scintillation crystal; PET

Indexed keywords

CENTER OF GRAVITY; DEPTH OF INTERACTION; DEPTH OF INTERACTION MEASUREMENTS; DIVISION CIRCUIT; GAMMA-RAY IMAGING; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; LSO CRYSTALS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATE; MONOLITHIC SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL; PET; POSITION ESTIMATES; POSITION SENSITIVE; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATION LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STANDARD DEVIATION; TEST DETECTORS;

BLOCK CODES; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SECURITY OF DATA; STARS; STATISTICS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 65749094651     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.060     Document Type: Article

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