Neural network-based position estimators for PET detectors using monolithic LSO blocks

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5 II, 2004, Pages 2520-2525

  Bruyndonckx, Peter ^a   Léonard, Sophie ^a   Tavernier, Stefaan ^a   Lemaître, Cedric ^a   Devroede, Olivier ^a   Wu, Yibao ^a   Krieguer, Magalie ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Depth of interaction (doi); Neural network (nn); Positron emission tomorgraphy (pet)

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; AVALANCHE DIODES; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES (APD); DEPTH OF INTERACTION (DOI); LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 8344260778     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.835782     Document Type: Article

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