State-of-the-art challenges and emerging technologies in radiation detection for nuclear medicine imaging: A review

E Enlow, S Abbaszadeh - Frontiers in Physics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography
(PET) are established medical imaging modalities that have been implemented for decades …

A century of Compton scattering

KE McGhee - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
A century of Compton scattering | Nature Reviews Physics Skip to main content Thank you for
visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the …

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 …

Development of a Compton camera based on 3D position-sensitive virtual Frisch-grid CZT detectors

Y Kim, W Lee - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a Compton camera was developed utilizing a 2× 2 array of cadmium–zinc–
telluride (CZT) detectors. The camera employs four CZTs, each measuring 6 mm× 6 mm× 19 …

GPU-accelerated three-dimensional reconstruction method of the Compton camera and its application in radionuclide imaging

RY Wu, CR Geng, F Tian, ZY Yao, CH Gong… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Springer
A novel and fast three-dimensional reconstruction method for a Compton camera and its
performance in radionuclide imaging is proposed and analyzed in this study. The conical …

Demonstration of in-vivo simultaneous 3D imaging with 18F-FDG and Na131I using Compton–PET system

D Kim, L Yan, K Shimazoe, H Takahashi, K Ogane… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Simultaneous imaging of the SPECT tracer 131I and PET tracer 18F is important in the
diagnosis of high-and low-grade thyroid cancers because high-grade thyroid cancers have …

Scintillation event imaging with a single photon avalanche diode camera

A Bocchieri, E Charbon, A Velten - Communications Engineering, 2024 - nature.com
Position and time measurements of scintillation events encode information about the
radiation source. Single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays offer multiple-megapixel …

A Portable Three-Layer Compton Camera for Wide-Energy-Range Gamma-ray Imaging: Design, Simulation and Preliminary Testing

J Zhang, X Xiao, Y Chen, B Zhang, X Ma, X Ai, J Li - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The imaging energy range of a typical Compton camera is limited due to the
fact that scattered gamma photons are seldom fully absorbed when the incident energies …

[HTML][HTML] Localising and identifying radionuclides via energy-resolved angular photon responses

I Tsitsimpelis, T Alton, A West, CJ Taylor… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A technique for the in-situ localisation of radioactivity is described whereby the energy-
resolved angular photon response of a collimated inorganic scintillation detector is used to …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on Compton camera image reconstruction: from principles to AI innovations

SM Kim, JS Lee - Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2024 - Springer
Compton cameras have emerged as promising tools in biomedical imaging, offering
sensitive gamma-ray imaging capabilities for diverse applications. This review paper …