Accelerating Monte Carlo image reconstruction of a PMMA phantom through variance reduction techniques for quality control in digital mammography

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 3344-3347

  Ramos, M ^a   Ferrer, S ^a   Verdu G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL;

ABSORBED GLANDULAR DOSE; BREAST LESIONS; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; PHOTOSTIMULABLE PHOSPHOR DETECTORS;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 33846938584     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1617193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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