Modeling high energy (I-131) pinhole collimator for small animal gamma ray imaging device by Monte Carlo simulation (GATE 6.0)

Young Jun Jung, Kyeong Min Kim, Jin Su Kim, Sang Keun Woo, Ji Ae Park, Young Sub Lee, Wonho Lee, Jung Woo Yu, Kwasung Lee, Jongguk Kim

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Abstract

We investigated optimized collimator designs for I-131 high energy gamma ray imaging on small animal gamma camera. The simulated structures of the pinhole collimator were evaluated by sensitivity, true, scatter and penetration count rates, and spatial resolution. The parameters, which were pinhole diameter, acceptance angle, and aperture thickness, were determined to improve image resolution with geometric conditions. In this study we showed optimized pinhole design for high energy I-131 imaging to meet the tradeoff between sensitivity and resolution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2756-2759
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781467301183
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: 2011 Oct 232011 Oct 29

Publication series

NameIEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)1095-7863

Other

Other2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period11/10/2311/10/29

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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