Deconvolution of shift-variant broadening for Compton scatter imaging
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1999
Abstract
A technique is presented for deconvolving shift-variant Doppler broadening of singly Compton scattered gamma rays from their recorded energy distribution. Doppler broadening is important in Compton scatter imaging techniques employing gamma rays with energies below roughly 100keV. The deconvolution unfolds an approximation to the angular distribution of scattered photons from their recorded energy distribution in the presence of statistical noise and background counts. Two unfolding methods are presented, one based on a least-squares algorithm and one based on a maximum likelihood algorithm. Angular distributions unfolded from measurements made on small scattering targets show less evidence of Compton broadening. This deconvolution is shown to improve the quality of filtered back-projection images in multiplexed Compton scatter tomography. Improved sharpness and contrast are evident in the images constructed from unfolded signals. © 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Recommended Citation
Evans, B.,
Martin, J.,
&
Roggemann, M.
(1999).
Deconvolution of shift-variant broadening for Compton scatter imaging.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment,
422(1-3), 661-666.
http://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(98)01013-4
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