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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A comprehensive survey of readout strategies for SiPMs used in nuclear imaging systems

S Hatefi Hesari, MA Haque, N McFarlane - Photonics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) offer advantages such as lower relative cost, smaller size,
and lower operating voltages compared to photomultiplier tubes. A SiPM's readout circuit …

Crosstalk reduction using a dual energy window scatter correction in Compton imaging

M Sakai, RK Parajuli, Y Kubota, N Kubo, M Yamaguchi… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Compton cameras can simultaneously detect multi-isotopes; however, when simultaneous
imaging is performed, crosstalk artifacts appear on the images obtained using a low-energy …

ComptonNet: A direct reconstruction model for Compton camera

S Sato, KS Tanaka, J Kataoka - Applied Physics Letters, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A Compton camera is a gamma-ray imaging device, especially in the sub-mega-electron volt
to higher than mega-electron volt range. Compton cameras have recently attracted attention …

Boron concentration prediction from Compton camera image for boron neutron capture therapy based on generative adversarial network

Z Hou, C Geng, X Tang, F Tian, S Zhao, J Qi… - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prompt gamma monitoring for the prediction of boron concentration is valuable for the dose
calculation of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). This work proposes to use generative …

Compton cameras and their applications

J Roser, F Hueso-González, A Ros… - Radiation Detection …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Compton cameras are one of the tools employed for gamma-ray imaging. In these devices,
at least two distinguishable photon interactions are required, the first one being Compton …