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Dose Calculations of SPECT Simulations on Dynamical Targets with GATE / GEANT4

Volume: 40 Number: 2 June 30, 2019
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Dose Calculations of SPECT Simulations on Dynamical Targets with GATE / GEANT4

Abstract

Simulations of SPECT studies have been taken attention with the fact that more accurate results can be constructed in medical imaging with developing computing techniques. As a result, one can visualize new ideas or improvements with the help of medical simulations before applying on real incidents for clinical purposes acquiring high level of statistics without harming live tissues. In this study, we focused on the capability of GATE (a simulation toolkit for PET & SPECT) that is developed under GEANT4 simulation framework and applications on the effects such as activity degradations, displacements and overlapping of the tissues. Energy histograms and dose calculations are obtained by using built-in tissues and analyzing virtual data using ROOT analysis software. Results show the magnitudes of effects that may have a significant disturbance on SPECT images and their dependence on spesific parameters.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

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Publication Date

June 30, 2019

Submission Date

March 1, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 27, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 40 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.534489

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA42DH77NF

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APA
Kuday, S. (2019). Dose Calculations of SPECT Simulations on Dynamical Targets with GATE / GEANT4. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 40(2), 347-354. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.534489

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