Analytical study of the effect of the system geometry on photon sensitivity and depth of interaction of positron emission mammography

Journal of Oncology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Aguiar, Pablo ^a,b   Lois, Cristina ^b  

^a Nuclear Medicine Department (IDICHUS)   (Spain)

^b Santiago University Clinical Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; PHOTON SENSITIVITY; POSITRON EMISSION MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867355986     PISSN: 16878450     EISSN: 16878469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/605076     Document Type: Article

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