Comparison of different Monte-Carlo based approaches to calculating the system matrix for small animal PET

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 2085-2088

  Gimenez, E N ^b   Mora, C ^b   Gimenez M ^b   Benlloch, J M ^b   Rafecas, M ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

GATE; Monte Carlo; Sinogram; Small animal PET; System matrix; TOR; Tube of response

Indexed keywords

GATE; SINOGRAMS; SMALL ANIMAL PET; SYSTEM MATRIX; TOR; TUBE OF RESPONSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846641803     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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