Overview of PeneloPET: A PET-Dedicated Monte Carlo Simulation Toolkit

Abstract:

PeneloPET is a PET-dedicated Monte Carlo simulation toolkit, which is based on PENELOPE. This article describes the characteristics and the general process of PeneloPET simulation. Then we compare the simulation results of PeneloPET and GATE to model the GE Healthcare eXplore Vista microPET system respectively, including sensitivity and noise equivalent count rate. The results show that PeneloPET simulation data corresponds with the data from real scanners and GATE simulation, and proves PeneloPET is an accurate toolkit for PET simulation.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 602-605)
• Pages: 3565-3569
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.602-605.3565
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Hao Jia Liu*, Shu Jun Zhao
• Keywords: Monte Carlo, PeneloPET, PET, Simulation

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