Windows-based acquisition and image reconstruction for a multi-element imaging system

A system has been developed for acquiring data from a multi-element gamma ray imaging device. Data is acquired and stored in a flexible list mode format, which allows all necessary analyses and hardware diagnostics to be performed in one application. This system is currently used with a Compton scatter camera for detector calibration, data collection, count rate display for individual elements, histogram display, and image reconstruction and display. The software is implemented on a personal computer with a 33 MHz 80486 processor and 8 Mb of RAM under Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. The maximum acquisition rate of the system is 8000 counts per second. The system allows other applications to operate while it is acquiring data and has been written to easily accommodate additional analysis tools and different imaging systems.>