Evaluation of scattering in cone-beam breast computed tomography: A Monte Carlo and experimental phantom study

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2930-2935

  Mettivier, Giovanni ^a,b   Russo, Paolo ^a,b   Lanconelli, Nico ^c,d   Meo, Sergio Lo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST PHANTOM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM; CONE-BEAM BREAST CT; CYLINDER DIAMETERS; CYLINDRICAL GEOMETRY; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; IRRADIATION GEOMETRIES; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PHANTOM STUDIES; PROJECTION IMAGE; RELATIVE DEVIATIONS; SCATTER CORRECTION; SCATTER FRACTIONS; SCATTER-TO-PRIMARY RATIO; SCATTERED PHOTONS; VALIDATION MEASUREMENTS; X RAY IRRADIATION; X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; X RAY TUBES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77951174034     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401611     Document Type: Conference Paper

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