2024
Design Optimisation of a Flat-Panel, Limited-Angle TOF-PET Scanner: A Simulation Study
Orehar M, Dolenec R, Fakhri G, Korpar S, Križan P, Razdevšek G, Marin T, Žontar D, Pestotnik R. Design Optimisation of a Flat-Panel, Limited-Angle TOF-PET Scanner: A Simulation Study. Diagnostics 2024, 14: 1976. PMID: 39272760, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14171976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-of-flight positron emission tomographyTOF-PET scannerNEMA NU 2Evaluate spatial resolutionPET detectorsNU 2Scintillation materialsBiograph VisionRing scannerLimited-angleScanner designReadout levelsPoint sourcesFlat panel geometryClinical scannerSpatial resolutionReadout strategySingle-crystalImage qualityScintillationScannerFlat panelDesign parametersDetectorDesign optimisation
2016
Investigation of cone-beam CT image quality trade-off for image-guided radiation therapy
Bian J, Sharp G, Park Y, Ouyang J, Bortfeld T, Fakhri G. Investigation of cone-beam CT image quality trade-off for image-guided radiation therapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2016, 61: 3317-3346. PMID: 27032676, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/9/3317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImage-guided radiation therapyCone-beam CTFiltered-backprojectionImage quality trade-offConventional filtered-backprojectionShort-scan reconstructionsFiltered-backprojection algorithmFan-beam reconstructionTV-based algorithmIterative reconstruction algorithmCatphan phantomRadiation therapyAngular rangeTotal-variationOptimal exposure levelClinical scannerScanning configurationReconstruction algorithmImaging conditionsCatphanPhantomExposure levelsTherapyConfigurationRange