An experimental approach to improve the Monte Carlo modelling of offline PET/CT-imaging of positron emitters induced by scanned proton beams

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 5193-5213

  Bauer, J ^a   Unholtz, D ^a   Kurz, C ^a   Parodi, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGY; MONOENERGETIC PROTONS; MONTE CARLO MODELLING; PROTON-INDUCED REACTIONS; RADIONUCLIDE CONCENTRATION; TREATMENT VERIFICATION;

ELECTRONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; SCANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

POSITRONS;

PROTON;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880587875     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/15/5193     Document Type: Article

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