A Monte-Carlo based model of the AX-PET demonstrator and its experimental validation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 5495-5510

  Solevi, P ^a   Oliver, J F ^a   Gillam, J E ^a   Bolle, E ^b   Casella, C ^c   Chesi, E ^d   De Leo, R ^e   Dissertori, G ^c   Fanti, V ^f   Heller, M ^g   Lai, M ^g,i   Lustermann, W ^c   Nappi, E ^e   Pauss, F ^c   Rudge, A ^d   Ruotsalainen, U ^h   Schinzel, D ^c   Schneider, T ^g   Seguinot J ^g   Stapnes, S ^b   Weilhammer, P ^d   Tuna, U ^h   Joram, C ^g   Rafecas, M ^a   more..

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^f SEZIONE DI CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^g CERN   (Switzerland)

^h TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

ⁱ EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HYBRID SIMULATION; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS; ORIENTED CRYSTALS; SIMULATION AND MODELING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WAVELENGTH SHIFTER;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

DEVICES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT;

MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84881439128     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/16/5495     Document Type: Article

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