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Three-dimensional single-photon emission computed tomography using cone beam collimation (CB-SPECT)

Jaszczak et al., 1986

Document ID
5572477859004237079
Author
Jaszczak R
Floyd Jr C
Manglos S
Greer K
Coleman R
Publication year
Publication venue
Physics and Engineering of Computerized Multidimensional Imaging and Processing

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A simple and economically practical method of improving the sensitivity of camera-based SPECT was developed using converging (cone-beam) collimation. This geometry is particularly advantageous for SPECT devices using large field-of-view cameras in imaging …
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