title: Inorganic scintillators in medical imaging.
abstract: A review of medical diagnostic imaging methods utilizing x-rays or gamma rays and the application and development of inorganic scintillators is presented.
authors.affiliation: Delft University of Technology, IRI, Radiation Technology, The Netherlands. vaneijk@iri.tudelft.nl
authors.forename: Carel W E
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: van Eijk
mesh_terms: D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000295:instrumentation; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D007287:Inorganic Chemicals