TY - GEN
T1 - Feasibility Study of Neutron Mammography Using MCNPX with a Breast Voxel Anthropomorphic Phantom
AU - Alghamdi, Ali A.A.
AU - Ma, Andy K.W.
AU - Mhareb, M. H.A.
AU - Saleh, Gameel
AU - Abuelhia, E.
AU - Alshammari, Hamed A.
AU - Bradley, D. A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Neutron radiography represents a nondestructive testing method using neutron beams instead of X-rays or gamma rays for imaging purposes. This approach offers distinct advantages, particularly in its enhanced interaction with light atoms and materials, facilitating the visualization of concealed structural intricacies. This study investigated the applicability of neutron radiography in mammography. Monte Carlo simulations, employing voxel phantoms, are pivotal in analyzing neutron interactions within objects or biological bodies. Specifically, this study uses MCNPX 2.5.0 alongside a high-resolution breast voxel phantom. Grayscale postprocessing methods were implemented to refine image contrast. The findings underscore the contrast enhancement achieved through influence of varied neutron energies. Notably, fast neutrons sourced from the fission spectrum manifest better overall contrast. However, further investigations are warranted to optimize possible in-beam collimation, conduct dose assessments, and juxtapose neutron radiography with conventional photon mammography. This study underscores the potential of neutron radiography in medical imaging and delineates pathways for future research and development endeavors.
AB - Neutron radiography represents a nondestructive testing method using neutron beams instead of X-rays or gamma rays for imaging purposes. This approach offers distinct advantages, particularly in its enhanced interaction with light atoms and materials, facilitating the visualization of concealed structural intricacies. This study investigated the applicability of neutron radiography in mammography. Monte Carlo simulations, employing voxel phantoms, are pivotal in analyzing neutron interactions within objects or biological bodies. Specifically, this study uses MCNPX 2.5.0 alongside a high-resolution breast voxel phantom. Grayscale postprocessing methods were implemented to refine image contrast. The findings underscore the contrast enhancement achieved through influence of varied neutron energies. Notably, fast neutrons sourced from the fission spectrum manifest better overall contrast. However, further investigations are warranted to optimize possible in-beam collimation, conduct dose assessments, and juxtapose neutron radiography with conventional photon mammography. This study underscores the potential of neutron radiography in medical imaging and delineates pathways for future research and development endeavors.
KW - Breast voxel phantom
KW - Neutron radiography
KW - Postprocessing
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105003908118
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-85902-1_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-85902-1_24
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105003908118
SN - 9783031859014
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 271
EP - 279
BT - Scientific Computing and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology - 22nd International Conference, CSC 2024, and 25th International Conference, BIOCOMP 2024, Held as Part of the World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing, CSCE 2024
A2 - Hodson, Douglas D.
A2 - Grimaila, Michael R.
A2 - Wagner, Torrey J.
A2 - Arabnia, Hamid R.
A2 - Deligiannidis, Leonidas
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 22nd International Conference on Scientific Computing and Bioinformatics, CSC 2024, and 25th International Conference on Computational Biology, BIOCOMP 2024, held as part of the World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing, CSCE 2024
Y2 - 22 July 2024 through 25 July 2024
ER -