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Using GATE as a forward projector in iterative SPECT reconstruction

Tom Ghekiere, Jan De Beenhouwer, Steven Staelens

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Images obtained with Tc-99m single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are heavily degraded by scattered photons. A typical solution to correct for this is incorporating a scatter model into an iterative reconstruction algorithm.

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Images obtained with Tc-99m single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are heavily degraded by scattered photons. A typical solution to correct for this is incorporating a scatter model into an iterative reconstruction algorithm.

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Images obtained with Tc-99m single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are heavily degraded by scattered photons. A typical solution to correct for this is incorporating a scatter model into an iterative reconstruction algorithm.

Key concepts: Single-photon emission computed tomography, Projector, Iterative reconstruction, Iterative method, Photon, Computer science, Emission computed tomography, Physics

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