NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 45, Issue 12, 120401(2022)

Highly sensitive coded aperture gamma imaging system based on a SPECT probe

Xinyao LIU1, Qingyang WEI1、*, Tianpeng XU2, and Zhaohui ZHANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Engineering Research Center of Industrial Spectrum Imaging, School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2State Nuclear Security Technology Center, Beijing 102445, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Flow chart of physical detection process simulation of coded aperture γ imaging system
    Pattern of the coded mask: MURA(45×45)
    Illustration of the geometry setup of the imaging system
    Two-dimensional model of photon counting estimation for detection
    Reconstructed images of a point source at different distances and different FOV angles: the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th columns are positions at (-29.64°, 23.65°), (0°, 23.65°), (0°, 0°), (28.66°, 0°), (29.64°, 0°) and (-14.87°, -14.87°); the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rows are the distance between the radiation source and the detector of 10 m, 15 m and 18 m, respectively
    Reconstruction images of 1.11×106 Bq 137Cs at distance of 4 m from detector with different FOV angles: the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th columns are positions at (-29.64°, 23.65°), (0°, 23.65°), (0°, 0°), (28.66°, 0°) and (-14.87°, -14.87°), respectively
    (a) Reconstructed image of 3.7×107 Bq 137Cs point source at distance of 10 m from detector with FOV angle (0°, 0°), Gaussian fitting of normalized data points of pixel intensity distribution along theX direction (b) and theY direction (c) of a single point source
    Reconstructed images of two 3.7×107 Bq 137Cs sources at the distance of 10 m from detector with acquisition time of 1 s
    • Table 1. Parameters of imaging system

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      Table 1. Parameters of imaging system

      参数Parameter优化设计值Optimal design value
      探测器Detector材料MaterialNaI晶体 NaI crystal
      单位像素大小Unit pixel size3.55 mm

      厚度Thickness

      阵列Array

      整体面积Overall area

      9.5 mm

      143×110

      510 mm×390 mm

      编码板Coded mask材料Material钨合金Tungsten alloy
      单位孔径Unit hole size20.1 mm×17 mm

      厚度Thickness

      MURA阵列 MURA array

      整体面积Overall area

      10 mm

      45×45

      1 020 mm×780 mm

      成像系统Imaging system焦距Focal length441 mm
    • Table 2. CNR of reconstructed images from different positions of radioactive sources

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      Table 2. CNR of reconstructed images from different positions of radioactive sources

      放射源与成像系统的距离

      Distance of sources and the system / m

      放射源的视场角度FOV angle position of radiation source
      (-29.64°, 23.65°)(0°, 23.65°)(0°, 0°)(28.66°, 0°)(29.64°, 0°)(-14.87°, -14.87°)
      10107.43441.90207.83415.96136.85211.23
      1572.1632.9222.2335.3124.0747.46
      1819.3720.7813.5627.1630.3412.25
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    Xinyao LIU, Qingyang WEI, Tianpeng XU, Zhaohui ZHANG. Highly sensitive coded aperture gamma imaging system based on a SPECT probe[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2022, 45(12): 120401

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 18, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2023

    The Author Email: WEI Qingyang (weiqy@ustb.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.120401

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