Monte Carlo simulation of pixelated CZT detector with Geant4: validation of clinical molecular breast imaging system
Lopez BP, Guan F, Rauch GM, Kappadath SC. Monte Carlo simulation of pixelated CZT detector with Geant4: validation of clinical molecular breast imaging system. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2021, 66: 125009. PMID: 34038878, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac0588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharge transportPerformance characteristicsCZT detectorsModel parametersTwo-step processBreast imaging systemOverall energy spectrumMonte Carlo simulation applicationsSpatial resolutionAirBreast phantomGood agreementMATLAB scriptImaging systemResponse model parametersSimulation applicationsSimulationsEnergy spectrumMonte Carlo simulationsTc pointFinal model parametersTelluride detectorSource geometryStandard performance characteristicsFWHM