Criteria for system solution in Particle Therapy Positron Emission Tomography

Image processing in Particle Therapy Positron Emission Tomography (PT-PET) differs significantly from one in conventional nuclear medicine PET. The evaluation of dose delivery in particle therapy requires specific tasks to be solved during the analysis of the PT-PET images. Therefore, dedicated image quality criteria have been developed for PT-PET. These criteria together with a 3D configuration tool allow to construct an optimum PT-PET system for a given particle therapy facility and PET components supplier.