Scatter correction for kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images using Monte Carlo simulations

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6142 III, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Jarry, G ^a   Graham, S A ^b   Jaffray, D A ^b,c   Moseley, D J ^c   Verhaegen, F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cone Beam CT; Image quality; Monte Carlo simulation; Scatter correction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAY TUBES;

CONE-BEAM CT; SCATTER CORRECTION; SIMULATED SCATTER PROJECTIONS; VOXELIZED PHANTOM;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745363451     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.653803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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