• DocumentCode
    2195811
  • Title

    Simulation studies of a PET scanner based on BaF2 and multi-wire proportional chambers, PETRRA

  • Author

    Divoli, A. ; Binnie, D. ; Flower, M.A. ; Ott, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    R. Marsden Hosp., Sutton, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    10-16 Nov. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1206
  • Abstract
    The PETRRA camera has been simulated using Monte-Carlo techniques including effects associated to the detection process of scintillator crystals coupled to MWPCs (Multi wire proportional chambers). The code has been used for the investigation of the origin of the high scatter observed in experimental PETRRA data, simulation of the SRF (scatter response function) of a centered point source in air and in water, and for possible ways of improving its performance by reducing the SF (scatter fraction) and adding shield for out of FoV (field of view) activity.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; barium compounds; medical image processing; multiwire proportional chambers; positron emission tomography; solid scintillation detectors; BaF2; Monte Carlo techniques; PETRRA camera; multiwire proportional chambers; scatter fraction; scatter response function; scintillator crystals; Cameras; Crystalline materials; Delay lines; Electromagnetic scattering; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Light scattering; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Positron emission tomography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2002 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7636-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2002.1239537
  • Filename
    1239537
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2195811