Recent Developments in Compton Tomographic Imaging of the Lung and Possible Application to Object Recognition

Compton Tomographic Imaging, using external sources and gamma camera, has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for producing 3-D images of the density distribution of the chest. The design aspects of the TomoCompton and the algorithm applied for correcting the acquired tomograms for both geomet...

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Published inIEEE transactions on nuclear science Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 667 - 671
Main Authors Guzzardi, Riccardo, Licitra, Gaetano, Voegelin, Maria Rosa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.1987
Subjects
Attenuation
Cameras
Electromagnetic scattering
Gamma ray detection
Gamma ray detectors
Lungs
Object recognition
Optical collimators
Particle scattering
Tomography
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Summary:Compton Tomographic Imaging, using external sources and gamma camera, has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for producing 3-D images of the density distribution of the chest. The design aspects of the TomoCompton and the algorithm applied for correcting the acquired tomograms for both geometrical and physical attenuation are described. In vitro and in vivo studies are reported. Finally, a possible application of the TomoCompton in the area of object defects recognition is examined.
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ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.1987.4334699