An Analytical Model for Compton Scatter in a Homogeneously Attenuating Medium

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 421-429

  Nuyts, Johan ^a   Bosnians, Hilde ^a   Suetens, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COMPTON SCATTER; HOMOGENEOUSLY ATTENUATING MEDIUM; SCATTER POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; SPECT IMAGES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0027659442     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: 1558254X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.241869     Document Type: Article

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