Background contributions in the electron-tracking Compton camera aboard SMILE-
Physical Review D, 2023 The Mega electron volt (MeV) gamma-ray observation is a promising diagnostic tool for observing the universe. However, the sensitivity of MeV gamma-ray telescopes is limited due to peculiar backgrounds, restricting the application of MeV gamma rays for ...
T. Ikeda +8 more
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Compton sequence estimation based on the deep learning method
AIP Advances, 2022 Determining the sequence of Compton scattering and photoelectric absorption events for a Compton camera system through timing information is difficult due to the finite timing resolution of radiation detectors.
A. Jo, Y. Kim, W. Lee
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A novel wide-angle Compton Scanner setup to study bulk events in germanium detectors
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 2022 A novel Compton Scanner setup has been built, commissioned and operated at the Max-Planck-Institute for Physics in Munich to collect pulses from bulk events in high-purity germanium detectors for pulse shape studies.
Iris Abt +8 more
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Multi-modal 3D imaging of radionuclides using multiple hybrid Compton cameras
Scientific Reports, 2022 For radiological diagnosis and radionuclide therapy, X-ray and gamma-ray imaging technologies are essential. Single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) play essential roles in radiological diagnosis, such as the ...
Akihisa Omata +13 more
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An Electron-Tracking Compton Telescope for a Survey of the Deep Universe by MeV gamma-rays [PDF]
, 2015 Photon imaging for MeV gammas has serious difficulties due to huge backgrounds and unclearness in images, which are originated from incompleteness in determining the physical parameters of Compton scattering in detection, e.g., lack of the directional ...
Iwaki, S. +19 more
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Simultaneous in vivo imaging with PET and SPECT tracers using a Compton-PET hybrid camera
Scientific Reports, 2021 Positron-emission tomography (PET) and single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) are well-established nuclear-medicine imaging methods used in modern medical diagnoses.
Mizuki Uenomachi +7 more
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Influence of the background in Compton camera images for proton therapy treatment monitoring
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2023 Objective. Background events are one of the most relevant contributions to image degradation in Compton camera imaging for hadron therapy treatment monitoring.
M. Borja-Lloret +8 more
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Technologies, 2015 An intrinsic limitation of the accuracy that can be achieved with Compton cameras results from the inevitable fact that the detectors, which comprise the camera, cannot have infinitely-accurate spatial resolution. To mitigate this loss of accuracy, a new
Bruce Smith
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Carbon range verification with 718 keV Compton imaging
Scientific Reports, 2021 Carbon ion radiotherapy is a sophisticated radiation treatment modality because of its superiority in achieving precise dosage distribution and high biological effectiveness. However, there exist beam range uncertainties that affect treatment efficiency.
Raj Kumar Parajuli +5 more
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Development of a position-sensitive fast scintillator (LaBr3(Ce)) detector setup for gamma-ray imaging application [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 We have characterized a Cerium doped Lanthanum Bromide (LaBr3(Ce) ) crystal coupled with the position-sensitive photo-multiplier system for the gamma-ray imaging application.
Das Biswajit +10 more
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