AU5963890A - Transmission/emission registered image (teri) computed tomography scanners - Google Patents

Transmission/emission registered image (teri) computed tomography scanners

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AU5963890A
AU5963890A AU59638/90A AU5963890A AU5963890A AU 5963890 A AU5963890 A AU 5963890A AU 59638/90 A AU59638/90 A AU 59638/90A AU 5963890 A AU5963890 A AU 5963890A AU 5963890 A AU5963890 A AU 5963890A
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H. Charles Kaplan
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    • G01T1/161Applications in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
    • G01T1/164Scintigraphy
    • G01T1/1641Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras
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    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
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AU59638/90A 1989-06-30 1990-07-02 Transmission/emission registered image (teri) computed tomography scanners Abandoned AU5963890A (en)

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