Monte Carlo-based scatter correction for the plastic-based modular PET scanner J-PET

Reimund Bayerlein; Manish Das; Sushil Sharma; Ramsey D. Badawi; E. Y. Beyene; N. Chug; Catalina Oana Curceanu; E. Czerwiński; K. Eliyan; Jakub Zenon Hajduga; Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk; Sharareh Jalali; K. Kacprzak; T. Kaplanoglu; Łukasz Kapłon; Kamila Kasperska; A. Khreptak; Grzegorz Korcyl; T. Kozik; Karol Kubat; Sumit Kumar Kundu; A. Kunimmal Venadan; Deepak Kumar; Edward Lisowski; Filip Lisowski; Justyna Mędrala-Sowa; Simbarashe Moyo; W. Mryka; Szymon Niedźwiecki; Marta Opalińska; P. Pandey; Anand Pandey; S. Parzych; Alessio Porcelli; Bartłomiej Rachwał; Martin Rädler; Benjamin A. Spencer; Anna Sowa-Staszczak; M. Skurzok; Tomasz Szumlak; Satyam Tiwari; P. Tanty; Keyvan Tayefi Ardebili; Ewa Stępień; Pawel Moskal

doi:10.1088/1361-6560/ae54fb

March 19, 2026Physics in Medicine and BiologyOpen Access

Monte Carlo-based scatter correction for the plastic-based modular PET scanner J-PET

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The research aims to enhance scatter correction methods for the J-PET scanner, improving quantitative imaging performance.
Developed a Monte Carlo-based scatter correction method
Applied the method to the J-PET scanner
Evaluated the quantitative performance pre- and post-correction
Significant scatter removal achieved with the new method
Enhanced quantitative performance metrics reported
Establishes groundwork for further correction and reconstruction techniques

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MC-based scatter correction improves quantitative performance in plastic scintillator-based PET imaging, suggesting enhanced clinical relevance.

Abstract

The proposed MC-based SC method provides robust scatter removal for J-PET, improving quantitative performance and establishing a foundation for advanced correction and reconstruction techniques. These results bring the plastic scintillator-based J-PET scanner closer to enabling clinically relevant quantitative PET imaging.

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