A simple algorithm for estimation of source-to-detector distance in Compton imaging

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1986-1991

  Rawool Sullivan, Mohini W ^a   Sullivan, John P ^a   Tornga, Shawn R ^a   Brumby, Steven P ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Compton scattering; Nuclear imaging

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; IMAGE SENSORS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; QUANTUM OPTICS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPTON IMAGER; COMPTON IMAGING; COMPTON SCATTER; COMPTON SCATTERING; EMITTING RADIATION; FINDING ALGORITHM; LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MEASURED DATA; NUCLEAR IMAGING; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; RECONSTRUCTED IMAGES; SIMPLE ALGORITHMS; SIMULATED DATA; SOLID ANGLES; SOURCE LOCATIONS;

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPTON EFFECT; GAMMA RADIATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 53749098638     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.06.040     Document Type: Article

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