Performance characterization of a new high resolution PET scintillation detector

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3604-3608

  Vandenbroucke, A ^a   Foudray, A M K ^a   Lau, F W Y ^b   Olcott, P D ^a   Reynolds, P D ^b   Levin, C S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth of interaction; PET; PSAPD; Scintillation

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; BLOCK DESIGNS; CRYSTAL ARRAYS; DEPTH OF INTERACTION; DETECTOR MODULE; INCIDENT RADIATION; NEW HIGH; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; PET; PHOTON INTERACTIONS; PSAPD; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

DETECTORS; LUMINESCENCE; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 67649195175     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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