GePEToS: a Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation package for positron emission tomography

Author

Jan, Sébastien ; Collot, Johann ; Gallin-Martel, Marie-Laure ; Martin, Philippe ; Mayet, Frédéric ; Tournefier, Edwige

Author_Institution

Lab. de Phys. Subatomique et de Cosmologie, Grenoble, France

Volume

52

Issue

1

fYear

2005

Firstpage

102

Lastpage

106

Abstract

GePEToS is a simulation framework developed over the last few years for assessing the instrumental performance of future positron emission tomography (PET) scanners. It is based on Geant4, written in object-oriented C++ and runs on Linux platforms. The validity of GePEToS has been tested on the well-known Siemens ECAT EXACT HR+ camera. The results of two application examples are presented: the design optimization of a liquid Xe μPET camera dedicated to small animal imaging as well as the evaluation of the effect of a strong axial magnetic field on the image resolution of a Concorde P4 μPET camera.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; gamma-ray detection; image resolution; liquid scintillation detectors; magnetic field effects; medical computing; positron emission tomography; Concorde P4 μPET camera; GePEToS; Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation package; Linux platforms; Siemens ECAT EXACT HR+ camera; animal imaging; design optimization; image resolution; instrumental performance; liquid Xe μPET camera; object-oriented C++; positron emission tomography scanners; strong axial magnetic field; Animals; Cameras; Design optimization; Instruments; Linux; Magnetic liquids; Object oriented modeling; Packaging; Positron emission tomography; Testing; Geant4; Monte Carlo simulation; positron emission tomography;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2004.843161

Filename

1417115