Realistic Monte Carlo PET Simulation with Pixellated Block Detectors, Light Sharing and Randoms Modeling
Guérin B, Fakhri G. Realistic Monte Carlo PET Simulation with Pixellated Block Detectors, Light Sharing and Randoms Modeling. 2005, 3: 1563-1567. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2005.1596617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET scannerBlock detectorsPhoton transportRandom coincidencesSimSET softwareMonte Carlo transport codeNEMA NU 2Model of photon transportEnergy weighted averageModel photon transportLight-sharingEnergy spectrumNU 2Light sharingTransport codeCrystal elementsMonte Carlo simulationsPET simulationsVery good agreementInteraction pointPET acquisitionDetection crystalAttenuation distributionDetectorCarlo simulations