A cross-stack quasi-monolithic detector with DOI capability for a small animal PET

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3805-3809

  Lee, Seung Jae ^a   Baek, Cheol Ha ^a   Chung, Yong Hyun ^a   Choi, Yong ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH OF INTERACTIONS; DETECTOR DESIGN; DETECTOR MODULE; LIGHT TRANSPORT; LOOK UP TABLE; LSO CRYSTALS; MONOLITHIC CRYSTAL; MONOLITHIC DETECTORS; MULTI CHANNEL SENSORS; NEW DESIGN; SMALL ANIMAL PET; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TWO LAYERS;

CHANNEL ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

SENSORS;

EID: 67649194813     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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