Title :
Parallel Monte Carlo simulation of imaging systems
Author :
Badano, Aldo ; Sempau, Josep
Author_Institution :
Laboratory for the Assessment of Medical Imaging Syst., CDRH, Rockville, MD
Abstract :
We describe the modification of MANTIS for parallel simulation of imaging systems that can simultaneously utilize X-ray, charged particle, or optical photon primary and secondary radiation. We report on the computational aspects of the parallelization, on the generation of independent random number sub-sequences, and on the parallel timing performance
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; biomedical optical imaging; diagnostic radiography; medical image processing; parallel processing; MANTIS; Monte Carlo X-ray electron optical imaging simulation; X-ray radiation; charged particle radiation; imaging systems; independent random number subsequences; optical photon primary radiation; optical photon secondary radiation; parallel Monte Carlo simulation; parallel timing performance; Biomedical optical imaging; Computational modeling; Electron optics; Laboratories; Monte Carlo methods; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9576-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISBI.2006.1625143
