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ArticleRadiological physics and technology2021

Verification of phantom accuracy using a Monte Carlo simulation: bone scintigraphy chest phantom.

Toshimune Ito, Hirotatsu Tsuchikame, Hajime Ichikawa, Masahisa Onoguchi, Koichi Okuda, Takayuki Shibutani, Noriyo Yokotsuka, Hiroshi Tomizawa

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Article in Radiological physics and technology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors.

Toshimune ItoDepartment of Radiological, Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan. toito@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-2801
Hirotatsu TsuchikameDepartment of Radiology, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital, 3-6-1 Shimosueyoshi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0012, Japan.
Hajime IchikawaDepartment of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Aza, Hachiken, Nishi, Aotaka-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8570, Japan.
Masahisa OnoguchiDepartment of Quantum Medical Technology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Koichi OkudaDepartment of Physics, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchida, Kahoku, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan.
Takayuki ShibutaniDepartment of Quantum Medical Technology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Noriyo YokotsukaDepartment of Radiological, Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.
Hiroshi TomizawaDepartment of Radiological, Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to compare the measurement and simulation data of bone scintigraphy of a chest phantom using a Monte Carlo simulation to verify the accuracy of the simulated data. The SIM

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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonComputer SimulationMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingBone scintigraphyCorrection methodsMonte Carlo simulationReconstruction methodsSIMIND

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PMID34302616

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