Published April 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Calibration of detector sensitivity in positron cameras

  • 1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (USA). Physics Research Lab.

Description

An improved method for calibrating detector sensitivities in a positron camera has been developed. The calibration phantom is a cylinder of activity placed near the center of the camera and fully within the field of view. The calibration data is processed in such a manner that the following two important properties are achieved. The estimate of a detector sensitivity is unaffected by the sensitivities of the other detectors. The estimates are insensitive to displacements of the calibrating phantom from the camera center. Both of these properties produce a more accurate detector calibration

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
2
Series
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
Journal Page Range
768-772
ISSN
0018-9499
CODEN
IETNA

Conference

Title
Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) nuclear science symposium.
Dates
15-19 Jan 1990.
Place
San Francisco, CA (USA).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-900143--.