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Monte-Carlo simulations of positron emission tomography based on liquid xenon detectors Lu, Philip Fei-Tung

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The prospects for enhanced Positron Emission Tomography imaging using liquid xenon (LXe) gamma ray detectors had been examined. Monte-Carlo simulations using GEANT4 were performed and the results were used to study the expected performance of a small animal PET scanner in comparison with a simulated conventional small animal scanner (LSO Focus 120). A NEMA-like cylinder phantom and an image contrast phantom were simulated with both scanners to compare performance characteristics. A Compton reconstruction algorithm was developed for the LXe scanner, and its performance and limitations studied.

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Title
Monte-Carlo simulations of positron emission tomography based on liquid xenon detectors
Creator
Lu, Philip Fei-Tung
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
2008
Description
The prospects for enhanced Positron Emission Tomography imaging using liquid xenon (LXe) gamma ray detectors had been examined. Monte-Carlo simulations using GEANT4 were performed and the results were used to study the expected performance of a small animal PET scanner in comparison with a simulated conventional small animal scanner (LSO Focus 120). A NEMA-like cylinder phantom and an image contrast phantom were simulated with both scanners to compare performance characteristics. A Compton reconstruction algorithm was developed for the LXe scanner, and its performance and limitations studied.
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878757 bytes
Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2008-03-19
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0066309
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/595
Degree
Master of Science - MSc
Program
Physics
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of; Physics and Astronomy, Department of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Graduation Date
2008-05
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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