Fast-Track of F-18 Positron paths simulations using GANs

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Hauptverfasser: Mellak, Youness, Chatzipapas, Konstantinos, Bousse, Alexandre, Rest, Catherine Chez-Le, Visvikis, Dimitris, Bert, Julien
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author Mellak, Youness
Chatzipapas, Konstantinos
Bousse, Alexandre
Rest, Catherine Chez-Le
Visvikis, Dimitris
Bert, Julien
author_facet Mellak, Youness
Chatzipapas, Konstantinos
Bousse, Alexandre
Rest, Catherine Chez-Le
Visvikis, Dimitris
Bert, Julien
contents In recent years, the use of Monte Carlo (MC) simulations in the domain of Medical Physics has become a state-of-the-art technology that consumes lots of computational resources for the accurate prediction of particle interactions. The use of generative adversarial network (GAN) has been recently proposed as an alternative to improve the efficiency and extending the applications of computational tools in both medical imaging and therapeutic applications. This study introduces a new approach to simulate positron paths originating from Fluorine 18 (18 F) isotopes through the utilization of GANs. The proposed methodology developed a pure conditional transformer least squares (LS)-GAN model, designed to generate positron paths, and to track their interaction within the surrounding material. Conditioning factors include the pre-determined number of interactions, and the initial momentum of the emitted positrons, as derived from the emission spectrum of 18 F. By leveraging these conditions, the model aims to quickly and accurately simulate electromagnetic interactions of positron paths. Results were compared to the outcome produced with Geant4 Application for Tomography Emission (GATE) MC simulations toolkit. Less than 10 % of difference was observed in the calculation of the mean and maximum length of the path and the 1-D point spread function (PSF) for three different materials (Water, Bone, Lung).
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spellingShingle Fast-Track of F-18 Positron paths simulations using GANs
Mellak, Youness
Chatzipapas, Konstantinos
Bousse, Alexandre
Rest, Catherine Chez-Le
Visvikis, Dimitris
Bert, Julien
Medical Physics
In recent years, the use of Monte Carlo (MC) simulations in the domain of Medical Physics has become a state-of-the-art technology that consumes lots of computational resources for the accurate prediction of particle interactions. The use of generative adversarial network (GAN) has been recently proposed as an alternative to improve the efficiency and extending the applications of computational tools in both medical imaging and therapeutic applications. This study introduces a new approach to simulate positron paths originating from Fluorine 18 (18 F) isotopes through the utilization of GANs. The proposed methodology developed a pure conditional transformer least squares (LS)-GAN model, designed to generate positron paths, and to track their interaction within the surrounding material. Conditioning factors include the pre-determined number of interactions, and the initial momentum of the emitted positrons, as derived from the emission spectrum of 18 F. By leveraging these conditions, the model aims to quickly and accurately simulate electromagnetic interactions of positron paths. Results were compared to the outcome produced with Geant4 Application for Tomography Emission (GATE) MC simulations toolkit. Less than 10 % of difference was observed in the calculation of the mean and maximum length of the path and the 1-D point spread function (PSF) for three different materials (Water, Bone, Lung).
title Fast-Track of F-18 Positron paths simulations using GANs
topic Medical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06307