[HTML][HTML] Development and applications of Compton camera—A review

RK Parajuli, M Sakai, R Parajuli, M Tashiro - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The history of Compton cameras began with the detection of radiation sources originally for
applications in astronomy. A Compton camera is a promising γ-ray detector that operates in …

Compton imaging for medical applications

H Tashima, T Yamaya - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2022 - Springer
Compton imaging exploits inelastic scattering, known as Compton scattering, using a
Compton camera consisting of a scatterer detector in the front layer and an absorber …

Whole gamma imaging: a new concept of PET combined with Compton imaging

E Yoshida, H Tashima, K Nagatsu… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We proposed a concept of whole gamma imaging (WGI) that utilizes all detectable gamma
rays for imaging. An additional detector ring, which is used as the scatterer, is inserted in the …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous in vivo imaging with PET and SPECT tracers using a Compton-PET hybrid camera

M Uenomachi, M Takahashi, K Shimazoe… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Positron-emission tomography (PET) and single-photon-emission computed tomography
(SPECT) are well-established nuclear-medicine imaging methods used in modern medical …

Quantitative PET in the 2020s: a roadmap

SR Meikle, V Sossi, E Roncali, SR Cherry… - Physics in medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Positron emission tomography (PET) plays an increasingly important role in research and
clinical applications, catalysed by remarkable technical advances and a growing …

[HTML][HTML] Performance demonstration of a hybrid Compton camera with an active pinhole for wide-band X-ray and gamma-ray imaging

A Omata, J Kataoka, K Fujieda, S Sato, E Kuriyama… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
X-ray and gamma-ray imaging are technologies with several applications in nuclear
medicine, homeland security, and high-energy astrophysics. However, it is generally difficult …

3D Compton image reconstruction method for whole gamma imaging

H Tashima, E Yoshida, H Wakizaka… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Compton imaging or Compton camera imaging has been studied well, but its advantages in
nuclear medicine and molecular imaging have not been demonstrated yet. Therefore, the …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-modal 3D imaging of radionuclides using multiple hybrid Compton cameras

A Omata, M Masubuchi, N Koshikawa, J Kataoka… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
For radiological diagnosis and radionuclide therapy, X-ray and gamma-ray imaging
technologies are essential. Single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) and positron …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on Compton camera for boron neutron capture therapy applications

M Sakai, S Tamaki, I Murata, RK Parajuli… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a high-dose-intensive radiation therapy that has
gained popularity due to advancements in accelerator neutron sources. To determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous measurements of single gamma ray of 131I and annihilation radiation of 18F with Compton PET hybrid camera

K Ogane, M Uenomachi, K Shimazoe… - Applied Radiation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In internal 131I therapy for thyroid cancer, a decision to continue treatment is made by
comparing 131I scintigraphy and [18F] FDG-PET. However, with current SPECT and PET …