Multiplexing strategies for monolithic crystal PET detector modules

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 5347-5360

  Pierce, L A ^a   Hunter, W C J ^a   Haynor, D R ^a   Macdonald, L R ^a   Kinahan, P E ^a   Miyaoka, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

detection; monolithic scintillators; positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; DEVICES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84906910232     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/18/5347     Document Type: Article

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