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A practical method for depth of interaction determination in monolithic scintillator PET detectors

Van Dam et al., 2011

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11475474644631753234
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Van Dam H
Seifert S
Vinke R
Dendooven P
Löhner H
Beekman F
Schaart D
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Physics in Medicine & Biology

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Several new methods for determining the depth of interaction (DOI) of annihilation photons in monolithic scintillator detectors with single-sided, multi-pixel readout are investigated. The aim is to develop a DOI decoding method that allows for practical implementation in a …
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