Optimization of pinhole collimator according to magnification imaging for radiation disaster monitoring: Monte Carlo simulation

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A gamma camera system using a pinhole collimator is used to locate a large area such as that of a radiation disaster. However, the existing pinhole collimators have difficulty in determining the correct position because the rotation radius and the magnification are fixed. The purpose of this study was to use Monte Carlo simulations to optimize the pinhole collimator of a gamma camera with magnification images for radiation monitoring. The sensitivity and the resolution were simulated for various the hole diameters and channel heights. This allowed the optimal design variables for each magnification were optimized between 3.5 and 4.5 mm for magnifications from 1.0 to 3.0. The simulation results allowed us to determine the optimal values of the hole diameter and the channel height, which was be 4 mm and 4 mm, respectively. These results demonstrated that the pinhole collimator designed in this study can be utilized to create a disaster radiation-monitoring system. © 2020 The Korean Physical Society. All rights reserved.

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