Reduction method for intrinsic random coincidence events from 176Lu in low activity PET imaging

Radiological Physics and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-245

  Yoshida, Eiji ^a   Tashima, Hideaki ^a   Nishikido, Fumihiko ^a   Murayama, Hideo ^a   Yamaya, Taiga ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

PET; Simulation

Indexed keywords

LUTETIUM 176; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LUTETIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLE COINCIDENCE BASED REDUCTION METHOD; PET SCANNER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION AND RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; SPECTRUM; TIME OF FLIGHT BASED REDUCTION METHOD; DIAGNOSTIC USE; IMAGE PROCESSING; PROCEDURES;

IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUTETIUM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 84904434633     PISSN: 18650333     EISSN: 18650341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12194-014-0258-1     Document Type: Article

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