Approximation of hexagonal holes by square holes in Monte Carlo simulation of gamma-camera collimation

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2186-2195

  De Vries, Daniel J ^a   Moore, Stephen C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collimator; Gamma rays; Monte Carlo methods; Nuclear imaging simulation; Software performance

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PHOTONS; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

GAMMA-CAMERA COLLIMATION; HEXAGONAL HOLES; SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 0036816143     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.803675     Document Type: Article

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