GamSim - A windows-based simulation tool for gamma-ray detector development

A. H. Walenta; A. B. Brill; T. Conka-Nurdan; I. Fleck; L. R. Furenlid; T. E. Peterson

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2016.8069419

GamSim - A windows-based simulation tool for gamma-ray detector development

A. H. Walenta, A. B. Brill, T. Conka-Nurdan, I. Fleck, L. R. Furenlid, T. E. Peterson

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Abstract

After the introduction of radiation simulation tools such as Geant4 or EGS in nuclear and high energy physics, the j use in applied fields like nuclear medicine becomes increasingly important and a number of extensions have been introduced wkh particular focus on modeling PET and SPECT systems. Despite die very successful developments there are still a few fields where a different approach is needed: an efficient program that is easily configured in a windows environment allowing a detailed study of the essential properties of gamma ray detection with the emphasis on high flexibility for assessing a new detector design as well as techn^ues for improvement of position resolution, including depth of interaction determination or efficiency optimization. The presented software package GamSim is conceived to fulfill these requirements. In addition it is designed to test new imaging concepts such as the Compton Camera or detection of Cherenkov cones for gamma ray detection. For the latter task to be discussed in more detail, it can be shown that pattern recognition of the Cherenkov ring detection using a Hough transform can be easily implemented. The ease to optimize parameters leads to the conclusion that the concept could allow a depth of interaction measurement of 2 MeV gamma rays with a precision better than 5 mm.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509016426
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2016.8069419
State	Published - Oct 16 2017
Event	2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016 - Strasbourg, France Duration: Oct 29 2016 → Nov 6 2016

Publication series

Name	2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016
Volume	2017-January

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Other	2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016
Country/Territory	France
City	Strasbourg
Period	10/29/16 → 11/6/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Instrumentation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Walenta, A. H., Brill, A. B., Conka-Nurdan, T., Fleck, I., Furenlid, L. R., & Peterson, T. E. (2017). GamSim - A windows-based simulation tool for gamma-ray detector development. In 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016 Article 8069419 (2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016; Vol. 2017-January). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2016.8069419

GamSim - A windows-based simulation tool for gamma-ray detector development. / Walenta, A. H.; Brill, A. B.; Conka-Nurdan, T. et al.
2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. 8069419 (2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016; Vol. 2017-January).

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Walenta, AH, Brill, AB, Conka-Nurdan, T, Fleck, I, Furenlid, LR & Peterson, TE 2017, GamSim - A windows-based simulation tool for gamma-ray detector development. in 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016., 8069419, 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016, vol. 2017-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016, Strasbourg, France, 10/29/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2016.8069419

Walenta AH, Brill AB, Conka-Nurdan T, Fleck I, Furenlid LR, Peterson TE. GamSim - A windows-based simulation tool for gamma-ray detector development. In 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. 8069419. (2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016). doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2016.8069419

Walenta, A. H. ; Brill, A. B. ; Conka-Nurdan, T. et al. / GamSim - A windows-based simulation tool for gamma-ray detector development. 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. (2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop, NSS/MIC/RTSD 2016).

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