Monte Carlo Simulation of Emission Tomography and other Medical Imaging Techniques

Journal Article · Tue Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3295622· OSTI ID:21366891

Harrison, Robert L ^[1]

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1. Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Box 357987, 1959 Pacific NE-RR215 Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)

As an introduction to Monte Carlo simulation of emission tomography, this paper reviews the history and principles of Monte Carlo simulation, then applies these principles to emission tomography using the public domain simulation package SimSET (a Simulation System for Emission Tomography) as an example. Finally, the paper discusses how the methods are modified for X-ray computed tomography and radiotherapy simulations.

• OSTI ID: 21366891
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1204, Issue 1; Conference: 5. international summer school on nuclear physics methods and accelerators in biology and medicine, Bratislava (Slovakia), 6-15 Jul 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3295622; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
EMISSION
IMAGE PROCESSING
MONTE CARLO METHOD
RADIOTHERAPY
X RADIATION
CALCULATION METHODS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PROCESSING
RADIATIONS
RADIOLOGY
SIMULATION
THERAPY
TOMOGRAPHY