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Marie-Paule Garcia¹, Julien Bert, Didier Benoit

¹LaTIM, UMR 1101, INSERM, CHRU Brest, France.

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Graphical processing unit (GPU) Monte Carlo (MC) simulations significantly accelerate single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. GGEMS modules offer substantial speedups compared to GATE, with similar accuracy for SPECT simulations.

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Computational Physics
Nuclear Medicine

Background:

Monte Carlo (MC) modeling is crucial for high-quality single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) simulations, accurately modeling radiation transport.
Existing MC codes are computationally intensive, prompting exploration of GPU acceleration.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the accuracy and performance of GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo simulation strategies for SPECT imaging.
To compare a new GPU Geant4-based Monte Carlo simulation (GGEMS) module against the established GATE toolkit.

Main Methods:

Simulations were performed using GATE as a reference and GGEMS on a GE SPECT gamma camera model.
Various radioisotopes ((99m)Tc, (111)In, (131)I) and collimators (LEHR, MEGP, HEGP) were utilized.
Point sources, uniform sources, and anthropomorphic phantoms were simulated to assess system sensitivity and image quality.

Main Results:

GGEMS demonstrated comparable system sensitivity and image statistical quality to GATE across different configurations.
Acceleration factors for GGEMS over GATE ranged from 18-27 for cylindrical phantoms and up to 71 for anthropomorphic phantoms.
The accuracy of GGEMS was validated against reference MC codes.

Conclusions:

GPU implementation strategies, specifically GGEMS, offer significant computational efficiency improvements for SPECT simulations.
GGEMS provides a viable and accurate alternative to traditional CPU-based MC codes for nuclear medicine imaging.