Feasibility Studies of a New Event Selection Method to Improve Spatial Resolution of Compton Imaging for Medical Applications
Draeger E, Peterson S, Mackin D, Chen H, Beddar S, Polf J. Feasibility Studies of a New Event Selection Method to Improve Spatial Resolution of Compton Imaging for Medical Applications. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2017, 1: 358-367. PMID: 28736766, PMCID: PMC5515251, DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2017.2703095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrototype Compton cameraProton radiotherapy beamsSpatial resolutionPoint sourcesAchievable spatial resolutionCompton equationEvent selection methodsRadiotherapy beamsEmission linesCompton cameraCompton ImagingCompton lineEnergy depositionExtended sourcesHalf maximumFull widthEnergy determinationInitial energyComptonLateral profilesSource positionMedical applicationsImaging methodReconstructed imagesEnergy