[Gate-users] Re : SPECT intrinsic spatial resolution

Rajaram, Ramya (H USA) ramya.rajaram at siemens.com
Thu Sep 16 19:55:28 CEST 2010


I will try your macro. However, in my version, the source is NOT confined, just kept the name of the source as SourceConfinement, and it is defined to be a point (in which case it doesn't need a shape/type/radius, and I thought that simulated a TRUE point source).

-----Original Message-----
From: sebnem erturk [mailto:sebnem.erturk at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:39 PM
To: Rajaram, Ramya (H USA)
Subject: Re: [Gate-users] Re : SPECT intrinsic spatial resolution

why you are putting your source inside the confinement volume?

I am using below macro to simulate the point source.

# Definition of Simple Gamma Emission: Tc 99m
#
/gate/source/addSource SphereSource1
/gate/source/SphereSource1/setActivity   10000000000 Bq
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/particle gamma
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/energy 140. keV
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/type Volume
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/shape Sphere
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/radius 0.25 mm
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/centre 0. 0. 0. mm
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/angtype iso
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/mintheta 0. deg
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/maxtheta 180. deg
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/minphi 0. deg
/gate/source/SphereSource1/gps/maxphi 360. deg
#/gate/source/list



On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Rajaram, Ramya (H USA) <ramya.rajaram at siemens.com> wrote:


	Sorry about that - I mean a point source. Planar imaging I said to mean that the detector is not rotating or moving. The code for the source definition is as follows:
	
	/gate/source/addSource SourceConfinement
	/gate/source/SourceConfinement/gps/type Point
	/gate/source/SourceConfinement/gps/centre 4. 0. 0. mm
	/gate/source/SourceConfinement/gps/particle gamma
	/gate/source/SourceConfinement/gps/energy 140. keV
	/gate/source/SourceConfinement/setActivity 10.e-3 Ci
	/gate/source/SourceConfinement/gps/angtype iso
	

	-----Original Message-----
	From: sebnem erturk [mailto:sebnem.erturk at gmail.com]
	Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:19 PM
	To: Rajaram, Ramya (H USA)
	
	Cc: gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org
	Subject: Re: [Gate-users] Re : SPECT intrinsic spatial resolution
	
	what do you mean  by planar image of a point source?
	
	what is the exact geometry of your source? (planar or point? )
	
	cheers,
	
	sebnem
	
	
	
	
	
	On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Rajaram, Ramya (H USA) <ramya.rajaram at siemens.com> wrote:
	
	
	       I am simulating planar image of a point source, so there is no phantom. Also, I have put in only the collimator and the continuous crystal detector - no back compartment or any other layers. I output the projection images using the the following code:
	
	       /gate/output/projection/enable
	       /gate/output/projection/setFileName file6
	       /gate/output/projection/pixelSizeX 2.4 mm
	       /gate/output/projection/pixelSizeY 2.4 mm
	       /gate/output/projection/pixelNumberX 256
	       /gate/output/projection/pixelNumberY 256
	
	       Thanks,
	
	       Ramya
	
	
	
	
	
	       -----Original Message-----
	       From: Samuel BURG [mailto:samuel_burg at yahoo.fr]
	       Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 10:35 AM
	       To: Rajaram, Ramya (H USA); gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org
	       Subject: Re : [Gate-users] SPECT intrinsic spatial resolution
	
	       Yes, GATE do apply a spatial blurring in your projection when using
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/spblurring/setSpresolution
	
	       but to help you, we need your full macro file.
	       also remember that the collimator, phantom scattering and the background compartment of the PMT play a lot in sp resolution.
	
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	       De : "Rajaram, Ramya (H USA)" <ramya.rajaram at siemens.com>
	       À : gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org
	       Envoyé le : Jeu 16 septembre 2010, 16h 59min 48s
	       Objet : [Gate-users] SPECT intrinsic spatial resolution
	
	       Dear Gaters,
	
	       Does GATE really convolve the intrinsic spatial resolution for SPECT? I
	       have generated 256x256 projection images from two macros, both identical
	       except for the fact that in one, the spResolution is set to 3.7 mm, in
	       the other it is set to 0 mm and yet, the two images look identical. A
	       simple profile also gives me the same system resolution for both - leads
	       me to think the spResolution is somehow not being convolved -- could
	       someone please explain/help?
	
	       The following code is what I used to set the digitizer up:
	
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert blurring
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setResolution 0.09
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setEnergyOfReference 140. keV
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert spblurring
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/spblurring/setSpresolution 0. mm (3.7 mm)
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/spblurring/verbose 2
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert thresholder
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/thresholder/setThreshold 50. keV
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert upholder
	       /gate/digitizer/Singles/upholder/setUphold 200. keV
	
	       Thank you very much,
	
	       Ramya
	
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