Convolution-based forced detection Monte Carlo simulation incorporating septal penetration modeling

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2053-2057

  Liu, Shaoying ^a   King, Michael A ^b   Brill, Aaron B ^c   Stabin, Michael G ^c   Farncombe, Troy H ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RAY TRACING; TABLE LOOKUP;

COLLIMATORS; FORCED DETECTION; SEPTAL PENETRATION;

SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 38649125609     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.354317     Document Type: Conference Paper

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