Simulation-based evaluation and optimization of a new CdZnTe gamma-camera architecture (HiSens)

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2709-2726

  Robert, Charlotte ^a   Montémont, Guillaume ^a   Rebuffel, Véronique ^a   Buvat, Irène ^b   Guérin, Lucie ^a   Verger, Loïck ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D LOCALIZATION; ANGER CAMERA; CZT DETECTORS; DEPTH-OF-INTERACTION INFORMATIONS; DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAMMA-CAMERA; HIGH-APERTURE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARALLEL HOLE COLLIMATORS; PIXELIZATION; PLANAR IMAGING; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; SIMULATION-BASED; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYSTEM SENSITIVITY; TOMOGRAPHIC;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CAMERAS; DETECTORS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; Z TRANSFORMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CADMIUM; CDZNTE; TELLURIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CADMIUM; GAMMA CAMERAS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELLURIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; ZINC;

EID: 77951173361     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/9/019     Document Type: Article

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