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Scatter Correction
ESTRO Teaching Course Advanced Imaging: PET – Reconstruction, Contouring
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Most likely: Compton scattering
Compton equation
l
Relates photon energy before (
E
) and after scattering (
E
sc
) to
scattering angle
Ω
l
m
0
c
2
: resting energy of electron before scattering
Correction strategies:
●
Fitting scatter tails
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Direct measurement
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Dual energy window methods
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Multiple energy window
methods
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Simulation-based methods
cos 1
1
2
0
cm
E
E
E
sc
Spectral distribution of scattered
511 keV photons [2].