Automatic Monte-Carlo based scatter correction for X-ray cone-beam CT using general purpose graphic processing units (GP-GPU): A feasibility study

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3705-3709

  Sisniega, A ^a   Abella, M ^a   Lage, E ^b   Desco, M ^a   Vaquero, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b M Vision Madrid MIT Consortium   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

COMPUTATION TIME; CONE-BEAM CT; CONE-BEAM GEOMETRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENERAL PURPOSE GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNITS; SCATTER CORRECTION; SCATTERED PHOTONS; SCATTERED RADIATIONS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84858696576     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153699     Document Type: Conference Paper

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