Fabrication and Characterization of a Fiber-Optic Alpha/Beta Detector for Nuclear Medicine Application |
Hong, Seung-Han
(School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University)
Yoo, Wook-Jae (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) Shin, Sang-Hun (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) Seo, Jeong-Ki (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) Han, Ki-Tek (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) Jeon, Da-Yeong (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) Cho, Seung-Hyun (Department of Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, College of Engineering, Soongsil University) Lee, Bong-Soo (School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Konkuk University) |
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