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Monte Carlo Simulation of Transmission Studies using a Planar Sources with a Parallel Collimator and a Line Source with a Fan-Beam Collimators

Ljungberg, Michael LU ; Strand, Sven-Erik LU ; Rajeevan, Nallakkandi and King, Michael A (1994) In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 41(4). p.1577-1584
Abstract
A knowledge of the distribution of the attenuation coefficient is generally required for a successful correction of attenuation in nonhomogeneous regions. This can be accomplished by performing transmission measurement with either parallel or fan-bean collimation. The Monte Carlo method makes it possible to fully evaluate the results of such a correction. This study shows results from such simulations for both parallel and fan-beam transmission imaging. Also, examples of the effect of down-scatter from an emission 99mTc radionuclide into the energy window for a transmission 153Gd radionuclide are shown.
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0018-9499
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  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science}},
  title        = {{Monte Carlo Simulation of Transmission Studies using a Planar Sources with a Parallel Collimator and a Line Source with a Fan-Beam Collimators}},
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  doi          = {{10.1109/23.322952}},
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