| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825775 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The motivation of this study is to exploit the high light yield and excellent energy resolution of LaBr3:Ce scintillators compared with NaI(Tl) crystal in scintimammograpic imaging systems. A dedicated gamma camera and 3D phantom were modelled using GATE Monte Carlo code under a variety of imaging situations including lession sizes, tumour activity-to-background ratios and tumour depths. The major finding of the present study is that LaBr3:Ce crystal-based cameras have the potential to detect small lesions (≤10 mm) at clinical TBR.
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Authors
Khalid S. Alzimami, Salem A. Sassi, Abdulrahman A. Alfuraih, Nicholas M. Spyrou,