Simulation guided optimization of Dual Layer Offset detector design for use in small animal PET

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3378-3381

  Stortz, Greg ^a   Thompson, Christopher J ^b   Zhang, Xuezhu ^c   Goertzen, Andrew L ^c   Retiere, Fabrice ^d   Kozlowski, Piotr ^a   Ryner, Lawrence ^e   Sossi, Vesna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d TRIUMF   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

DEPTH-OF-INTERACTION INFORMATIONS; DETECTOR DESIGN; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; LAYER THICKNESS; PARALLAX ERROR; RADIAL COORDINATES; SCINTILLATING CRYSTALS; SMALL ANIMAL PET;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84863338738     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6152612     Document Type: Conference Paper

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