DocumentCode
294062
Title
Performance analysis based on a Monte-Carlo simulation of a liquid xenon PET detector
Author
Lopes, M.I. ; Chepel, V. ; Carvalho, J.C. ; Marques, R. Ferreira ; Policarpo, A.J.P.L.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
Volume
3
fYear
1994
fDate
30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
Firstpage
1389
Abstract
Some aspects of the performance of a liquid xenon PET detector prototype were studied by means of Monte Carlo simulation
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; biomedical equipment; gamma-ray detection; liquid ionisation chambers; liquid scintillation detectors; positron emission tomography; xenon; Monte-Carlo simulation; Xe; detector performance analysis; diagnostic nuclear medicine; ionization signal; liquid xenon PET detector; medical instrumentation; scintillation signal; Anodes; Cathodes; Light scattering; Particle scattering; Performance analysis; Positron emission tomography; Solid scintillation detectors; Spatial resolution; Virtual prototyping; Xenon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
Conference_Location
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2544-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474624
Filename
474624
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