Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine - Applications in Diagnostic Imaging

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

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Michael (Department Medical Radiation P Ljungberg, Michael (Lund University Hospital Ljungberg, Michael Strand Ljungberg
• Assisted by: Michael a King (Editor), Michael A. King (Editor), King Michael A. (Editor), Michael Ljungberg (Editor), Ljungberg Michael (Editor), Sven-Erik Strand (Editor), Strand Sven-Erik (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367865429
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86542-9
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; SCIENCE / Physics / General, MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical, biotechnology, Medical physics, Medical imaging, Medical imaging: radiology