Equations for the transport of scerma
1. I need to be efficient
∆r
generated at each point along a
transport line
1
∆r
2
Under the collapsed cone approximation:
•
Scerma does not vary with θ within ΔΩ
1
2
θ
(Bθ, bθ constant along transport line)
and scerma generated, emitted and
absorbed along transport line
and assuming:
•
Scerma generated per unit r is constant
Averaging
scerma from voxel 2, over points
ithi Δ 2
i
l 2
within the same voxel (scerma does not
vary considerably within voxels)
2Δr
)]
exp(
1[
1sc,2 S
2Δr
2 21scD
dr rb
b
B
dr
w n r
n voxe :
)}2Δr
exp(
1[ 2Δr {
1 2 S
2Δr
0
2Δr
0
2 21scD
b
b B
2Δr
2
sc,
b




