Imaging from Compton cameras using detectors with no spatial resolution capability

Bruce Smith

doi:10.1117/12.929293

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17 October 2012 Imaging from Compton cameras using detectors with no spatial resolution capability

Bruce Smith

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Proceedings Volume 8508, Medical Applications of Radiation Detectors II; 85080B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929293
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

To mitigate image degradation due to the finite spatial resolution of detectors, a new theory is developed that allows Compton cameras to be comprised of detectors that have no spatial resolution at all. The results of a computer simulation indicate that the new theory can be used to produce reasonable images at least when noiseless simulated data is used. Camera designs that can exploit the new theory for use in areas such as medicine and homeland security are presented. Although the results presented here are promising, further effort is needed to establish their usefulness with real data.

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Bruce Smith "Imaging from Compton cameras using detectors with no spatial resolution capability", Proc. SPIE 8508, Medical Applications of Radiation Detectors II, 85080B (17 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929293

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