Modelling the transport of optical photons in scintillation detectors for diagnostic and radiotherapy imaging
E Roncali, MA Mosleh-Shirazi… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Computational modelling of radiation transport can enhance the understanding of the
relative importance of individual processes involved in imaging systems. Modelling is a …
relative importance of individual processes involved in imaging systems. Modelling is a …
Simulating silicon photomultiplier response to scintillation light
AK Jha, HT Van Dam, MA Kupinski… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The response of a Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) to optical signals is affected by many
factors including photon-detection efficiency, recovery time, gain, optical crosstalk …
factors including photon-detection efficiency, recovery time, gain, optical crosstalk …
Deep residual-convolutional neural networks for event positioning in a monolithic annular PET scanner
G Jaliparthi, PF Martone, AV Stolin… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
PET scanners based on monolithic pieces of scintillator can potentially produce superior
performance characteristics (high spatial resolution and detection sensitivity, for example) …
performance characteristics (high spatial resolution and detection sensitivity, for example) …
[HTML][HTML] Monte-Carlo simulations and image reconstruction for novel imaging scenarios in emission tomography
Emission imaging incorporates both the development of dedicated devices for data
acquisition as well as algorithms for recovering images from that data. Emission tomography …
acquisition as well as algorithms for recovering images from that data. Emission tomography …
Light-sharing interface for dMiCE detectors using sub-surface laser engraving
WCJ Hunter, RS Miyaoka, L MacDonald… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have previously reported on dMiCE, a method of resolving depth or interaction (DOI) in a
pair of discrete crystals by encoding light sharing properties as a function of depth in the …
pair of discrete crystals by encoding light sharing properties as a function of depth in the …
Voxelized ray-tracing simulation dedicated to multi-pinhole molecular breast tomosynthesis
B Wang, J Van Roosmalen, L Piët… - Biomedical Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate gamma photon transport simulations of emission tomography systems are
important to optimise system geometries and for iterative image reconstruction. Monte Carlo …
important to optimise system geometries and for iterative image reconstruction. Monte Carlo …
Towards continuous-to-continuous 3D imaging in the real world
Imaging systems are often modeled as continuous-to-discrete mappings that map the object
(ie a function of continuous variables such as space, time, energy, wavelength, etc) to a finite …
(ie a function of continuous variables such as space, time, energy, wavelength, etc) to a finite …
[图书][B] Retrieving information from scattered photons in medical imaging
AK Jha - 2013 - search.proquest.com
In many medical imaging modalities, as photons travel from the emission source to the
detector, they are scattered by the biological tissue. Often this scatter is viewed as a …
detector, they are scattered by the biological tissue. Often this scatter is viewed as a …
Multiple-hit parameter estimation in monolithic detectors
WCJ Hunter, HH Barrett, TK Lewellen… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We examine a maximum-a-posteriori method for estimating the primary interaction position
of gamma rays with multiple interaction sites (hits) in a monolithic detector. In assessing the …
of gamma rays with multiple interaction sites (hits) in a monolithic detector. In assessing the …
Design of a time-of-flight PET imaging probe
RS Miyaoka, X Li, WCJ Hunter, E Yuan… - 2011 IEEE Nuclear …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There have recently been a number of research groups investigating the use of high
resolution detector inserts within the imaging field of view to provide improved spatial …
resolution detector inserts within the imaging field of view to provide improved spatial …