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  • Nuclear medicine
  • Medical physics
  • Image analysis

Background:

  • Accurate in vivo activity quantification is crucial for nuclear medicine imaging.
  • Physical experiments have limitations in assessing penetrated and scattered photons.
  • Monte Carlo simulations offer a viable method for precise photon analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To accurately assess the contribution of penetrated and scattered photons in the photopeak window using Monte Carlo simulations.
  • To evaluate the performance of different collimator types (LEGP, LEHR, MEGP, HEGP) for various photon energies.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations were performed using the Simulation of Imaging Nuclear Detectors Monte Carlo Code.
  • Geometric, penetration, and scatter components were analyzed graphically using Microsoft Excel.
  • Image quality was assessed using ImageJ software, including logarithmic transformation and calculation of Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM).

Main Results:

  • For 140 keV photons, penetration and scatter contributions varied by collimator type, with LEHR showing lower scatter than LEGP.
  • At higher energies, penetration and scatter increased significantly, particularly for the HEGP collimator at 364 keV.
  • The HEGP collimator exhibited substantial penetration and scatter at 511 keV.

Conclusions:

  • Low-energy general-purpose (LEGP) and low-energy high-resolution (LEHR) collimators are optimal for imaging 140 keV photons.
  • High-energy general-purpose (HEGP) collimators can be used for 245 keV and 364 keV, but require corrections for accurate quantification, especially at 364 keV.
  • HEGP collimators are not recommended for imaging 511 keV photons due to significant penetration and scatter.