Acceleration of Monte Carlo SPECT simulation using convolution-based forced detection

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1 I, 2001, Pages 58-64

  De Jong, H W A M ^a   Slijpen, E T P ^a   Beekman, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VIDEO CAMERAS;

723.5; 922.2; CONVOLUTION BASED FORCED DETECTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035246203     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.910833     Document Type: Conference Paper

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