Breast cancer detection using neutron stimulated emission computed tomography: Prominent elements and dose requirements

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3866-3871

  Bender, Janelle E ^a   Kapadia, Anuj J ^a   Sharma, Amy C ^a   Tourassi, Georgia D ^b   Harrawood, Brian P ^b   Floyd, Carey E ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Gamma ray spectroscopy; Monte Carlo; Neutrons; Tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUTRONS; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER DETECTION; BREAST TISSUES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GAMMA SPECTRUM; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; MONTE CARLO; TRACE ELEMENTS CONCENTRATION; TRACES ELEMENTS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

BROMINE 79; BROMINE 81; CESIUM 133; COBALT; POTASSIUM 41; RADIOISOTOPE; RUBIDIUM 87; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC 67;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 34748823514     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2775669     Document Type: Article

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