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Low-noise reconstruction method for coded-aperture gamma camera based on multi-layer perceptron

  • Zhang, Rui (Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) ;
  • Tang, Xiaobin (Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) ;
  • Gong, Pin (Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) ;
  • Wang, Peng (School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Zhou, Cheng (Jiangsu Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision and Management Center) ;
  • Zhu, Xiaoxiang (Jiangsu Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision and Management Center) ;
  • Liang, Dajian (Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) ;
  • Wang, Zeyu (Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
  • Received : 2019.07.02
  • Accepted : 2020.03.25
  • Published : 2020.10.25
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Abstract

Accurate localization of radioactive materials is crucial in homeland security and radiological emergencies. Coded-aperture gamma camera is an interesting solution for such applications and can be developed into portable real-time imaging devices. However, traditional reconstruction methods cannot effectively deal with signal-independent noise, thereby hindering low-noise real-time imaging. In this study, a novel reconstruction method with excellent noise-suppression capability based on a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) is proposed. A coded-aperture gamma camera based on pixel detector and coded-aperture mask was constructed, and the process of radioactive source imaging was simulated. Results showed that the MLP method performs better in noise suppression than the traditional correlation analysis method. When the Co-57 source with an activity of 1 MBq was at 289 different positions within the field of view which correspond to 289 different pixels in the reconstructed image, the average contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) obtained by the MLP method was 21.82, whereas that obtained by the correlation analysis method was 5.85. The variance in CNR of the MLP method is larger than that of correlation analysis, which means the MLP method has some instability in certain conditions.

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