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From: Yttrium-90-labeled microsphere tracking during liver selective internal radiotherapy by bremsstrahlung pinhole SPECT: feasibility study and evaluation in an abdominal phantom

Figure 3

Comparison of parallel-hole and pinhole collimator features. The figure shows emission solid angles (Ω, ω) allowing a scattering down of the high-energy X-rays into the energy acquisition window. (A) In the parallel-hole collimator, note that Ω is the emission solid angle for the scatter paths (a) and also of the penetrating-scatter paths (b) that are reduced in the HEGP collimator compared to the MEGP one. These paths can also occur from the activity not geometrically seen by the crystal (c, d). (B) In the MEPH collimator used in the present study, scatter paths (e) mainly occur from the activity region that is not seen by the crystal. Due to the high attenuation and double conical shape of the tungsten insert (W), the emission solid angle for the penetrating-scatter path is too small to be drawn on the figure. (C) The optimized pinhole collimator for bremsstrahlung SPECT avoids these scattering paths (e) to prevent wall scattering of high-energy X-rays penetrating through the nose of the gold insert; an empty space (f) is left between the collimator housing and the extreme rays (dot-dash lines) passing through the aperture.

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