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Image reconstruction algorithm for a rotating slat collimator

Zeng et al., 2002

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8409492399987844647
Author
Zeng G
Gagnon D
Matthews C
Kolthammer J
Radachy J
Hawkins W
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Medical physics

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A slat collimator in single photon emission computed tomography consists of a set of parallel slats. As the collimator spins, the detector measures a one‐dimensional projection data set. A complete data set can be obtained by rotating the detector/collimator assembly around the …
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