紹介
From first principles to current computer applications, Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition: Applications in Diagnostic Imaging covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine and critically reviews them from a diagnostic perspective. Like the first edition, this book explains the Monte Carlo method and the principles behind SPECT and PET imaging, introduces the reader to some Monte Carlo software currently in use, and gives the reader a detailed idea of some possible applications of Monte Carlo in current research in SPECT and PET. New chapters in this edition cover codes and applications in pre-clinical PET and SPECT. The book explains how Monte Carlo methods and software packages can be applied to evaluate scatter in SPECT and PET imaging, collimation, and image deterioration. A guide for researchers and students developing methods to improve image resolution, it also demonstrates how Monte Carlo techniques can be used to simulate complex imaging systems.
目次
Introduction to the Monte Carlo Method Michael Ljungberg Variance Reduction Techniques David R. Haynor and Robert L. Harrison Anthropomorphic Phantoms: Early Developments and Current Advances I. George Zubal and W. Paul Segars The Gamma Camera: Basic Principles Sven-Erik Strand, Mikael Peterson, and Magnus Dahlbom Positron Emission Tomography Kjell Erlandsson and Tomas Ohlsson The SimSET Program Robert L. Harrison and Tom K. Lewellen The SIMIND Monte Carlo Program Michael Ljungberg GATE: A Toolkit for Monte Carlo Simulations in Tomography and Radiation Therapy Irene Buvat, Didier Benoit, and Sebastien Jan The MCNP Monte Carlo Program Per Munck af Rosenschold and Erik Larsson The EGS Family of Code Systems Scott J. Wilderman and Yoshihito Namito ASIM: An Analytic PET Simulator Brian F. Elston, Claude Comtat, Robert L. Harrison, and Paul Kinahan Monte Carlo in SPECT Scatter Correction Kenneth F. Koral and Yuni K. Dewaraja Monte Carlo in Quantitative 3D PET: Scatter Robert L. Harrison and Robert S. Miyaoka Design of Molecular Imaging Systems Assisted by the Monte Carlo Methods Irene Buvat Introduction to Task-Based Assessment of Image Quality for Investigators Employing Monte Carlo Simulation of Imaging Systems Michael A. King Monte Carlo Method Applied in Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry Michael Ljungberg
