A Numerical Study of Different Types of Collimators for a High-Resolution Preclinical CdTe Pixelated Semiconductor SPECT System |
Jeong, Hyun-Woo
(Department of Biomedical Engineering and School of Medicine, Eulji University)
Kim, Jong Seok (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University) Bae, Se Young (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University) Seo, Kanghyen (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University) Kim, Seung Hun (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University) Kang, Seong Hyeon (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University) Shin, Dong Jin (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University) Lee, Chang-Lae (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) Kim, Kyuseok (Department of Radiological Science, Yonsei University) Lee, Youngjin (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University) |
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