Compton imaging for medical applications

H Tashima, T Yamaya - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2022 - Springer
Compton imaging exploits inelastic scattering, known as Compton scattering, using a
Compton camera consisting of a scatterer detector in the front layer and an absorber …

A comprehensive review on Compton camera image reconstruction: From principles to AI innovations

SM Kim, JS Lee - Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2024 - Springer
Compton cameras have emerged as promising tools in biomedical imaging, offering
sensitive gamma-ray imaging capabilities for diverse applications. This review paper …

[HTML][HTML] System characterization and performance studies with MACACO III Compton camera

L Barrientos, M Borja-Lloret, JV Casaña… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The IRIS group of IFIC-Valencia has developed a Compton camera prototype. The system
detectors are made of Lanthanum (III) bromide scintillator crystals coupled to silicon …

Joint image reconstruction algorithm in Compton cameras

J Roser, L Barrientos, J Bernabéu… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. To demonstrate the benefits of using an joint image reconstruction algorithm
based on the List Mode Maximum Likelihood Expectation Maximization that combines …

The SiFi-CC project–Feasibility study of a scintillation-fiber-based Compton camera for proton therapy monitoring

J Kasper, K Rusiecka, R Hetzel, MK Kozani, R Lalik… - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the big challenges for proton therapy is the development of tools for online
monitoring of the beam range, which are suited to operate in clinical conditions and can be …

Proton range verification with MACACO II Compton camera enhanced by a neural network for event selection

E Munoz, A Ros, M Borja-Lloret, J Barrio… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The applicability extent of hadron therapy for tumor treatment is currently limited by the lack
of reliable online monitoring techniques. An active topic of investigation is the research of …

A stochastic alternative technique for Compton Maximum Likelihood Expectation-Maximization (MLEM) reconstruction

ME Tomazinaki, E Stiliaris - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Even though iterative methods and particularly Maximum Likelihood Expectation-
Maximization (MLEM) algorithms have been established in reconstruction with Compton …

Compton cameras and their applications

J Roser, F Hueso-González, A Ros… - Radiation Detection …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Compton cameras are one of the tools employed for gamma-ray imaging. In these devices,
at least two distinguishable photon interactions are required, the first one being Compton …

Hybrid PET/Compton-camera imaging: an imager for the next generation

G Llosá, M Rafecas - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2023 - epjplus.epj.org
Compton cameras can offer advantages over gamma cameras for some applications, since
they are well suited for multitracer imaging and for imaging high-energy radiotracers, such …

Compton Imaging Systems Based on CdZnTe/CdTe Detectors

M Niknami, SA Hosseini, M Valipour - CdTe and CdZnTe Materials …, 2024 - Springer
The Compton imaging system, called a Compton camera, uses Compton scattering to
generate gamma-ray images. Although various designs exist for Compton cameras, the …