Monte Carlo simulations of the performance of a Compton camera consisting of position-sensitive germanium detectors

Y. F. Yang; Y. Gono; S. Motomura; S. Enomoto; Y. Yano

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01702-8

Monte Carlo simulations of the performance of a Compton camera consisting of position-sensitive germanium detectors

Y. F. Yang, Y. Gono, S. Motomura, S. Enomoto, Y. Yano

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Abstract

A high energy resolution Compton camera consisting of position-sensitive germanium detectors is proposed for multitracer imaging. The distributions of the number of gamma-ray interaction points in both detectors are calculated by the Monte Carlo simulations. The effects of multiple scattering on the performance of the Compton camera are discussed. A gamma-ray tracking algorithm is used to determine the first interaction point in the second detector. The efficiency and spatial resolution of a Compton camera for gamma rays of different energies, emitted from different positions are also simulated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	806-813
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	482
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01702-8
Publication status	Published - Apr 21 2002

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Compton camera
Multitracer imaging

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Yang, Y. F., Gono, Y., Motomura, S., Enomoto, S., & Yano, Y. (2002). Monte Carlo simulations of the performance of a Compton camera consisting of position-sensitive germanium detectors. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 482(3), 806-813. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01702-8

Monte Carlo simulations of the performance of a Compton camera consisting of position-sensitive germanium detectors. / Yang, Y. F.; Gono, Y.; Motomura, S. et al.

In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 482, No. 3, 21.04.2002, p. 806-813.

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Yang, YF, Gono, Y, Motomura, S, Enomoto, S & Yano, Y 2002, 'Monte Carlo simulations of the performance of a Compton camera consisting of position-sensitive germanium detectors', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 482, no. 3, pp. 806-813. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01702-8

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