Performance characteristics of the MAMMI PEMT scanner based on NEMA NU 2-2007

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2591-2594

  Moliner, L ^a   Benlloch, J M ^a   Carles, M ^a   Correcher, C ^b   Gonzalez, A J ^b   Orero, A ^a   Sanchez, F ^a   Soriano, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL PROFILES; BREAST CANCER; BREAST PHANTOM; LINE SOURCES; LYSO CRYSTALS; METALLIC SLEEVES; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NOISE EQUIVALENT COUNT RATES; PEAK ENERGY; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PET SCANNER; POINT SOURCES; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; PROTOTYPE DEVICES; RING CONFIGURATION; SCATTER FRACTIONS; SMALL ANIMAL PET; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYSTEM SENSITIVITY; TRANSAXIAL; TRANSAXIAL FIELD; WHOLE BODY;

GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SODIUM;

SCANNING;

EID: 79960287836     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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