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Beginning of February:

GATE V6, supporting simulations of radiotherapy and hadrontherapy...

The OpenGATE collaboration has recently organized a GATE workshop during the IEEE MIC 2009...

Beginning of February:

GATE V6, supporting simulations of radiotherapy and hadrontherapy...

Scanner type	Studied FOM	Agreement	References
ECAT EXACT HR+, CPS	Spatial resolution Sensitivity Count rates Scatter fraction	about 3 % < 7 % good at activity concentrations < 20 kBq/ml about 3 %	Jan et al 2005
ECAT HRRT, Siemens	Spatial resolution Scatter fraction Scattered coinc profiles Count rates	excellent (<0.2 mm ) < 1 % very good (visual) good (about 10%)	Bataille et al 2004
Hi-Rez, Siemens	Scatter fraction Count rates NEC curves	about 1 % good at activity concentrations < 40 Bq/ml good at activity concentrations < 40 Bq/ml	Michel et al 2006
Allegro, Philips	Count rate Scatter fraction	< 8 % 8 %	Lamare et al 2006
GE Advance, GEMS	Energy spectra Scatter fraction	not reported < 1 %	Schmidtlein et al 2006
MicroPET P4, Concorde	Spatial resolution Sensitivity Miniature Derenzo phantom	about 7 % < 4 % visual assessment	Jan et al 2003
MicroPET Focus 220, Siemens	Spatial resolution Sensitivity Count rates for mouse phantom	about 5 % about 3 % prompt coinc: < 5.5 % delayed coinc: < 13 %	Jan et al 2005
Mosaic, Philips	Scatter fraction Count rates	about 5 % 4-15 %	Merheb et al 2005