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Bailey, D.L. (2005). Data Acquisition and Performance Characterization in PET. In: Bailey, D.L., Townsend, D.W., Valk, P.E., Maisey, M.N. (eds) Positron Emission Tomography. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-007-9_3
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