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Tomographic images of breast tissues obtained by Compton scattering: An analytical computational study

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Author(s):
Antoniassi, M. [1, 2] ; Poletti, M. E. [1] ; Brunetti, A. [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Fis, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Tecnol Fed Parana, Dept Acad Fis, Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
[3] Univ Sassari, Dipartimento Sci Polit Sci Comunicaz & Ingn Infor, I-07100 Sassari - Italy
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Radiation Physics and Chemistry; v. 116, p. 273-277, NOV 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

In this work, we studied by analytical simulation the potential of a Compton scatter technique for breast imaging application. A Compton scattering tomography system was computationally simulated in order to provide the projection data (scattering signal) for the image reconstructions. The simulated projections generated by the analytical proposed method were validated through comparison with those obtained by Monte Carlo simulation. Electron density images were obtained from the scattering signal using a reconstruction algorithm implemented for the system geometry. Finally, the quality of the reconstructed images was evaluated for different sample sizes, beam energies, and tissue compositions (glandularities). (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/05079-4 - Transmission and scattering multimodal images in the diagnosis of breast cancer
Grantee:Marcelo Antoniassi
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 12/05587-7 - Transmission and scattering multimodal images in the diagnosis of breast cancer
Grantee:Marcelo Antoniassi
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral