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Collimator-Detector Response Compensation in SPECT

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Frey, E.C., Tsui, B.M.W. (2006). Collimator-Detector Response Compensation in SPECT. In: Zaidi, H. (eds) Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Medicine Imaging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25444-7_5

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