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Object shape dependent PSF model for SPECT imaging

Beekman et al., 1993

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5969661553035880207
Author
Beekman F
Eijkman E
Viergever M
Borm G
Slijpen E
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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

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An analytical expression for the point spread function (PSF) and the line spread function (LSF) of a parallel hole gamma camera is presented, for homogeneous media and for photons having mainly Compton interactions in the object. The PSF of scattered photons is …
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    • G01T1/164—Scintigraphy
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