IMAGING PROPERTIES OF A POSITRON TOMOGRAPH WITH 280 BGO CRYSTALS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0363-8715
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198112000-00086