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Monte Carlo simulation of breast tumor imaging properties with compact, discrete gamma cameras

Gruber et al., 1999

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17422415043730930098
Author
Gruber G
Moses W
Derenzo S
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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

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Describes Monte Carlo simulation results for breast tumor imaging using a compact, discrete gamma camera. The simulations were designed to analyze and optimize camera design, particularly collimator configuration and detector pixel size. Simulated planar images of 5-15 …
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