GATE simulations for optimization of pinhole imaging

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

Volumn 569, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 359-363

  Staelens, Steven ^a   Vunckx, Kathleen ^b   De Beenhouwer, Jan ^a   Beekman, Freek ^c   D'Asseler, Yves ^a   Nuyts, Johan ^b   Lemahieu, Ignace ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

123I; GATE; Monte Carlo; Oblique pinhole

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS;

123I; GATE; OBLIQUE PINHOLE; PINHOLE IMAGING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33751416488     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.071     Document Type: Article

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