Position reconstruction in detectors based on continuous crystals coupled to silicon photomultiplier arrays

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3911-3916

  Cabello, J ^a   Barrio, J ^a   Lacasta, C ^a   Rafecas, M ^a   Llosa G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compton camera; Continuous crystal; Depth of interaction; PET; Position estimation; SiPM

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CAMERAS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; IONIZATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PHOTONS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON DETECTORS;

COMPTON CAMERA; CONTINUOUS CRYSTAL; DEPTH OF INTERACTIONS; POSITION ESTIMATION; SIPM;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84858676879     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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