Development and validation of a GATE simulation model for the LabPET scanner

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3672-3679

  Rechka, Sanae ^a   Fontaine, Réjean ^a   Rafecas, Magdalena ^b   Lecomte, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

GATE; LabPET; LYSO LGSO phoswich; Positron emission tomography; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MODELING; COUNT RATES; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; GATE; GEANT4 APPLICATION FOR TOMOGRAPHIC EMISSIONS; INTRINSIC RESOLUTION; PHOSWICH; PHOSWICH DETECTOR; PHOTOELECTRIC FRACTION; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODEL;

DETECTORS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; POSITRONS; SCANNING; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 72349100289     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2032091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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