Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition: Applications in Diagnostic Imaging

by Ljungberg; M

• ISBN13: 9781439841099
• ISBN10: 1439841098
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-06
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

From first principles to current computer applications, this book covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine and critically reviews them from a diagnostic perspective. New chapters in this edition cover codes and applications in pre-clinical PET and SPECT. The book explains how Monte Carlo methods and software packages can be applied to evaluate scatter in SPECT and PET imaging, collimation, and image deterioration. A guide for researchers developing methods to improve image resolution, it also demonstrates how Monte Carlo techniques can be used to simulate complex imaging systems.

Table of Contents

About the Series	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Editors	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction to the Monte Carlo Method	p. 1
Variance Reduction Techniques	p. 17
Anthropomorphic Phantoms: Early Developments and Current Advances	p. 31
The Gamma Camera: Basic Principles	p. 45
Positron Emission Tomography	p. 69
The SimSET Program	p. 87
The SIMIND Monte Carlo Program	p. 111
GATE: A Toolkit for Monte Carlo Simulations in Tomography and Radiation Therapy	p. 129
The MCNP Monte Carlo Program	p. 153
The EGS Family of Code Systems	p. 173
ASIM: An Analytic PET Simulator	p. 201
Monte Carlo in SPECT Scatter Correction	p. 221
Monte Carlo in Quantitative 3D PET: Scatter	p. 249
Design of Molecular Imaging Systems Assisted by the Monte Carlo Methods	p. 273
Introduction to Task-Based Assessment of Image Quality for Investigators Employing Monte Carlo Simulation of Imaging Systems	p. 287
Monte Carlo Method Applied in Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry	p. 313
Index	p. 323
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