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Dadgar M, Parzych S, Baran J, Chug N, Curceanu C, Czerwiński E, Dulski K, Elyan K, Gajos A, Hiesmayr BC, Kapłon Ł, Klimaszewski K, Konieczka P, Korcyl G, Kozik T, Krzemien W, Kumar D, Niedzwiecki S, Panek D, Perez Del Rio E, Raczyński L, Sharma S, Shivani S, Shopa RY, Skurzok M, Stepień EŁ, Tayefi Ardebili F, Tayefi Ardebili K, Vandenberghe S, Wiślicki W, Moskal P. Comparative studies of the sensitivities of sparse and full geometries of Total-Body PET scanners built from crystals and plastic scintillators. EJNMMI Phys 2023; 10:62. [PMID: 37819578 PMCID: PMC10567620 DOI: 10.1186/s40658-023-00572-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Alongside the benefits of Total-Body imaging modalities, such as higher sensitivity, single-bed position, low dose imaging, etc., their final construction cost prevents worldwide utilization. The main aim of this study is to present a simulation-based comparison of the sensitivities of existing and currently developed tomographs to introduce a cost-efficient solution for constructing a Total-Body PET scanner based on plastic scintillators. METHODS For the case of this study, eight tomographs based on the uEXPLORER configuration with different scintillator materials (BGO, LYSO), axial field-of-view (97.4 cm and 194.8 cm), and detector configurations (full and sparse) were simulated. In addition, 8 J-PET scanners with different configurations, such as various axial field-of-view (200 cm and 250 cm), different cross sections of plastic scintillator, and multiple numbers of plastic scintillator layers (2, 3, and 4), based on J-PET technology have been simulated by GATE software. Furthermore, Siemens' Biograph Vision has been simulated to compare the results with standard PET scans. Two types of simulations have been performed. The first one with a centrally located source with a diameter of 1 mm and a length of 250 cm, and the second one with the same source inside a water-filled cylindrical phantom with a diameter of 20 cm and a length of 183 cm. RESULTS With regards to sensitivity, among all the proposed scanners, the ones constructed with BGO crystals give the best performance ([Formula: see text] 350 cps/kBq at the center). The utilization of sparse geometry or LYSO crystals significantly lowers the achievable sensitivity of such systems. The J-PET design gives a similar sensitivity to the sparse LYSO crystal-based detectors while having full detector coverage over the body. Moreover, it provides uniform sensitivity over the body with additional gain on its sides and provides the possibility for high-quality brain imaging. CONCLUSION Taking into account not only the sensitivity but also the price of Total-Body PET tomographs, which till now was one of the main obstacles in their widespread clinical availability, the J-PET tomography system based on plastic scintillators could be a cost-efficient alternative for Total-Body PET scanners.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Dadgar
- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Division, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Theranostics Center, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Electronics and Information Systems, MEDISIP, MEDISIP, Ghent University-IBiTech, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
- Theranostics Center, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
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Shopa R, Baran J, Klimaszewski K, Krzemien W, Raczynski L, Wislicki W, Brzezinski K, Chug N, Coussat A, Curceanu C, Czerwinski E, Dadgar M, Dulski K, Gajewski J, Gajos A, Hiesmayr B, Valsan EK, Korcyl G, Kozik T, Kumar D, Kaplon L, Moskal G, Niedzwiecki S, Panek D, Parzych S, del Rio EP, Rucinski A, Sharma S, Shivani, Silarski M, Skurzok M, Stepien E, Ardebili FT, Ardebili KT, Moskal P. TOF MLEM Adaptation for the Total-Body J-PET with a Realistic Analytical System Response Matrix. IEEE Trans Radiat Plasma Med Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2023.3243735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- R.Y. Shopa
- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland
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- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET Laboratory, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Dadgar M, Parzych S, Ardebili FT, Baran J, Chug N, Curceanu C, Czerwinski E, Dulski K, Eliyan K, Gajos A, Hiesmayr B, Kacprzak K, Kaplon L, Klimaszewski K, Konieczka P, Korcyl G, Kozik T, Krzemien W, Kumar D, Niedzwiecki S, Panek D, del Rio EP, Raczynski L, Sharma S, Shivani, Shopa R, Skurzok M, Ardebili KT, Vandenberghe S, Wislicki W, Stepien E, Moskal P. Investigation of novel preclinical Total Body PET designed with J-PET technology: A simulation study. IEEE Trans Radiat Plasma Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2022.3211780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- M. Dadgar
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Division, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Electronics and Information Systems, MEDISIP, Ghent University-IBiTech, De Pintelaan 185 block B, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Complex Systems, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Computer Science and Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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