GATE: Improving the computational efficiency

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 569, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 341-345

  Staelens, S ^a   De Beenhouwer, J ^a   Kruecker, D ^b   Maigne, L ^c   Rannou, F ^d   Ferrer, L ^e   D'Asseler, Y ^a   Buvat, I ^f   Lemahieu, I ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c CENTRE JEAN PERRIN   (France)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cluster; GATE; Grid; Monte Carlo; Variance reduction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; GATE SIMULATIONS; VARIANCE REDUCTION; VARIANCE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES (VRT);

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751416233     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.070     Document Type: Article

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