A critical review of Compton imaging

This paper reviews the basic aspects, problems, and applications of Compton imaging including those related to nonmedical applications. The physics and technology at the base of this specific methodology are analyzed and the relative differences and merits with respect to other imaging techniques, u...

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Published inCritical reviews in biomedical engineering Vol. 15; no. 3; p. 237
Main Authors Guzzardi, R, Licitra, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1987
Subjects
Humans
Image Enhancement - instrumentation
Iridium Radioisotopes
Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Models, Theoretical
Tomography, Emission-Computed - methods
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Summary:This paper reviews the basic aspects, problems, and applications of Compton imaging including those related to nonmedical applications. The physics and technology at the base of this specific methodology are analyzed and the relative differences and merits with respect to other imaging techniques, using ionizing radiations, are reviewed. The basic Compton imaging approaches, i.e., point-by-point, line-by-line, and plane-by-plane, are analyzed. Specifically, physical design and technological aspects are reviewed and discussed. Furthermore, the most important clinical applications of the different methods are presented and discussed. Finally, possibilities and applications of the Compton imaging method to other nonmedical fields, as in the case of the important area of object defects recognition, are analyzed and reviewed.
ISSN:0278-940X
1943-619X