Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine

Applications in Diagnostic Imaging
Herausgeber: Ljungberg, Michael; King, Michael A.; Strand, Sven-Erik

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Produktbeschreibung

From first principles to current computer applications, this book covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine and critically reviews them from a diagnostic perspective. New chapters in this edition cover codes and applications in pre-clinical PET and SPECT. The book explains how Monte Carlo methods and software packag

Produktdetails

• Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9780367865429
• ISBN-10: 0367865424
• Artikelnr.: 58482723

Autorenporträt

Michael Ljungberg is Professor of Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Radition Physics, Lund University. Sven-Erik Strand is Professor of Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Radition Physics, Lund University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to the Monte Carlo Method. Variance Reduction Techniques.
Anthropomorphic Phantoms: Early Developments and Current Advances. The
Gamma Camera: Basic Principles. Positron Emission Tomography. The SimSET
Program. The SIMIND Monte Carlo Program. GATE: A Toolkit for Monte Carlo
Simulations in Tomography and Radiation Therapy. The MCNP Monte Carlo
Program. The EGS Family of Code Systems. ASIM: An Analytic PET Simulator.
Monte Carlo in SPECT Scatter Correction. Monte Carlo in Quantitative 3D
PET: Scatter. Design of Molecular Imaging Systems Assisted by the Monte
Carlo Methods. Introduction to Task-Based Assessment of Image Quality for
Investigators Employing Monte Carlo Simulation of Imaging Systems. Monte
Carlo Method Applied in Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry.