2017
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
2016
SU‐F‐J‐200: An Improved Method for Event Selection in Compton Camera Imaging for Particle Therapy
Mackin D, Beddar S, Polf J, Peterson S, Draeger E. SU‐F‐J‐200: An Improved Method for Event Selection in Compton Camera Imaging for Particle Therapy. Medical Physics 2016, 43: 3454-3454. DOI: 10.1118/1.4956108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeam rangeGamma raysGamma energiesParticle therapyEnergy windowingCompton scatter cameraGamma-ray spectraPrompt gamma raysParticle beam rangeCompton camera imagingRay spectrumParticle beamsNuclear interactionsNumber of gammaCompton cameraCo-60 sourceScattering angleBack-projection algorithmEnergy depositionEvent energyEvent selectionCdZnTe crystalsCC eventsScatter positionDose distribution