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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2024

Characterization of accurate 3D collimator-detector response function for single- and multi-lofthole collimated SPECT cameras.

Maryam Saed, Hojjat Mahani, Alireza Sadremomtaz

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Maryam SaedDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, 41635-1914 Rasht, Iran.
Hojjat MahaniRadiation Applications Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, 14395-836 Tehran, Iran. hmahani@aeoi.org.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2696-0758
Alireza SadremomtazDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, 41635-1914 Rasht, Iran.

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purposeCollimator-detector response function (CDRF) of a SPECT scanner refers to the image generated from a point source of activity. This research aims to characterize the CDRF of a breast-dedicated SPECT imager equipped with a lofthole collimator using GATE Monte Carlo simulation. MATERIALS AND

methodsTo do so, a cylindrical multi-lofthole collimation system with lofthole apertures dedicated to breast imaging was modeled using the GATE Monte Carlo simulator. The dependency of the CDRF on the source-to-collimator distance of a single-lofthole as well as 8-lofthole collimations was assessed and then compared. In addition, the 3D-sensitivity map of the 8-lofthole collimation was derived. Finally, fair comparisons were conducted between the response of the 8-lofthole collimator and that of an 8-pinhole and also existing analytical derivations. In all cases, a data acquisition period of 5.0 min with an in-air

resultsFor the single-lofthole collimator, 4.5 times increasing the magnification factor leads to a 16- and twofold improvement in the sensitivity and spatial resolution, respectively. In the single-lofthole collimator, the resolution and sensitivity are degraded as the source-to-aperture distance increases. For the cylindrical 8-lofthole collimator, the findings confirm that CDRF strongly depends on source-to-aperture distance and angle of photon incidence. For a 30 mm in-plane offset point, a 25% increase in sensitivity is observed compared to that of the center of the FOV. Increasing the angle from 0

conclusionIn conclusion, both spatial resolution and sensitivity of the lofthole collimation are considerably angle- and offset-dependent within the FOV of single- and multi-lofthole collimated SPECT imagers.

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Imaging, Three-DimensionalMonte Carlo MethodTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonBreastEquipment DesignFemaleGamma CamerasHumansPhantoms, ImagingBreast SPECTCDRFCollimatorMonte CarloMulti-lofthole

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