Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes for PET/MRI

Electronics for Radiation Detection

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 179-198

  Lee, Jae Sung ^a,b   Hong, Seong Jong ^b,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION;

GEIGER MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; INCIDENT RADIATION; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING; PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET); SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; STRONG ELECTRIC FIELDS;

SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84871751912     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781315222608     Document Type: Chapter

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