A new collimator simulation in SIMIND based on the Delta-Scattering technique

Michael Ljungberg, A Larsson, L Johansson

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Abstract

To use conventional ray tracing methods in Monte Carlo simulation of the collimator in a scintillation camera system can be time consuming. It is however necessary to take collimator interactions into account when simulating radionuclides emitting high-energy photons that can penetrate the septa in the collimator. In this work a statistical collimator algorithm, based on the Delta-Scattering method, is evaluated using <sup>123</sup>L The evaluation is performed by comparing results from Monte Carlo simulations and measurements for a scintillation camera system, using point sources and an RSD phantom. A good agreement can be seen for both images and energy spectra.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
PublisherIEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3584-3588
Volume6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Event2004 Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems and the 14th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma- Ray Detectors - Rome, Italy
Duration: 2004 Oct 162004 Oct 22

Publication series

Name
Volume6
ISSN (Print)1095-7863

Conference

Conference2004 Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems and the 14th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma- Ray Detectors
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period2004/10/162004/10/22

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Radiology and Medical Imaging

Free keywords

  • Collimator algorithm
  • Scintialltion camera system
  • Collimator simulation
  • Delta-Scattering method

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