List of works - Nicola Belcari

A 4D-PET block detector based on Silicon Photomultipliers

A High Spatial Resolution CT Scanner for Small Animal Imaging

A PET Prototype for “In-Beam” Monitoring of Proton Therapy

A PET prototype for in-beam monitoring of proton therapy

A Study of Monitoring Performances with the INSIDE System

Accurate and efficient modeling of the detector response in small animal multi-head PET systems

scientific article published on 9 September 2013

Accurate molecular imaging of small animals taking into account animal models, handling, anaesthesia, quality control and imaging system performance

scientific article

Advanced radiation measurement techniques in diagnostic radiology and molecular imaging.

scientific article published on 29 August 2008

Advantages and pitfalls of the silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) as photodetector for the next generation of PET scanners

An in-beam PET system for monitoring ion-beam therapy: test on phantoms using clinical 62 MeV protons

An optimization-based method for geometrical calibration in cone-beam CT without dedicated phantoms

scientific article published on 26 June 2008

Analysis of image sharpness reproducibility on a novel engineered micro-CT scanner with variable geometry and embedded recalibration software

scientific article published on 17 April 2011

Brain glucose overexposure and lack of acute metabolic flexibility in obesity and type 2 diabetes: a PET-[18F]FDG study in Zucker and ZDF rats

scientific article

Cerenkov luminescence imaging: physics principles and potential applications in biomedical sciences

scientific article

Characteristics of a prototype matrix of Silicon PhotoMultipliers (SiPM)

Characterization and test of a data acquisition system for PET

Characterization of a prototype matrix of Silicon PhotoMultipliers

Characterization of an In-Beam PET Prototype for Proton Therapy With Different Target Compositions

article

Characterization of an in-beam PET prototype for proton therapy with different target composition

article

Cherenkov luminescence measurements with digital silicon photomultipliers: a feasibility study.

scientific article

Comparison of two dedicated 'in beam' PET systems via simultaneous imaging of (12)C-induced beta(+)-activity

scientific article published on 16 December 2008

Coulomb energy differences in t = 1 mirror rotational bands in (50)Fe and (50)Cr

scientific article published on 28 August 2001

Curriculum for education and training of medical physicists in nuclear medicine: recommendations from the EANM Physics Committee, the EANM Dosimetry Committee and EFOMP.

scientific article published on 18 July 2012

Development and characterization of a modular acquisition system for a 4D PET block detector

article

Development of the YAP-PEM scanner for breast cancer imaging

scientific article published in January 2006

DoPET: an in-treatment monitoring system for proton therapy at 62 MeV

article published in 2016

Experimental validation of the filtering approach for dose monitoring in proton therapy at low energy

scientific article published on 14 April 2008

Fast 3D-EM reconstruction using Planograms for stationary planar positron emission mammography camera

scientific article published on 14 November 2005

First full-beam PET acquisitions in proton therapy with a modular dual-head dedicated system.

scientific article published on 10 December 2013

First results in the application of silicon photomultiplier matrices to small animal PET

Full in-beam PET measurements of 62MeV protons onto a PMMA target

INSIDE in-beam positron emission tomography system for particle range monitoring in hadrontherapy

scientific article published on 2 December 2016

Iterative reconstruction incorporating positron range correction within STIR framework ⬇️

scientific article

Multi-ray-based system matrix generation for 3D PET reconstruction

scientific article published on 12 November 2008

Novel Silicon Photomultipliers for PET Applications

PET iterative reconstruction incorporating an efficient positron range correction method. ⬇️

scientific article

Particle beam microstructure reconstruction and coincidence discrimination in PET monitoring for hadron therapy

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

Performance evaluation of the LightPath imaging system for intra-operative Cerenkov luminescence imaging

scientific article published on 20 July 2018

Preliminary results of an in-beam PET prototype for proton therapy

Proof of concept of an imaging system demonstrator for PET applications with SiPM

Proton range monitoring with in-beam PET: Monte Carlo activity predictions and comparison with cyclotron data.

scientific article

Quantitative micro-CT based coronary artery profiling using interactive local thresholding and cylindrical coordinates

scientific article

List of works by Nicola Belcari

A 4D-PET block detector based on Silicon Photomultipliers

A High Spatial Resolution CT Scanner for Small Animal Imaging

A PET Prototype for “In-Beam” Monitoring of Proton Therapy

A PET prototype for in-beam monitoring of proton therapy

A Study of Monitoring Performances with the INSIDE System

Accurate and efficient modeling of the detector response in small animal multi-head PET systems

Accurate molecular imaging of small animals taking into account animal models, handling, anaesthesia, quality control and imaging system performance

Advanced radiation measurement techniques in diagnostic radiology and molecular imaging.

Advantages and pitfalls of the silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) as photodetector for the next generation of PET scanners

An in-beam PET system for monitoring ion-beam therapy: test on phantoms using clinical 62 MeV protons

An optimization-based method for geometrical calibration in cone-beam CT without dedicated phantoms

Analysis of image sharpness reproducibility on a novel engineered micro-CT scanner with variable geometry and embedded recalibration software

Brain glucose overexposure and lack of acute metabolic flexibility in obesity and type 2 diabetes: a PET-[18F]FDG study in Zucker and ZDF rats

Cerenkov luminescence imaging: physics principles and potential applications in biomedical sciences

Characteristics of a prototype matrix of Silicon PhotoMultipliers (SiPM)

Characterization and test of a data acquisition system for PET

Characterization of a prototype matrix of Silicon PhotoMultipliers

Characterization of an In-Beam PET Prototype for Proton Therapy With Different Target Compositions

Characterization of an in-beam PET prototype for proton therapy with different target composition

Cherenkov luminescence measurements with digital silicon photomultipliers: a feasibility study.

Comparison of two dedicated 'in beam' PET systems via simultaneous imaging of (12)C-induced beta(+)-activity

Coulomb energy differences in t = 1 mirror rotational bands in (50)Fe and (50)Cr

Curriculum for education and training of medical physicists in nuclear medicine: recommendations from the EANM Physics Committee, the EANM Dosimetry Committee and EFOMP.

Development and characterization of a modular acquisition system for a 4D PET block detector

Development of the YAP-PEM scanner for breast cancer imaging

DoPET: an in-treatment monitoring system for proton therapy at 62 MeV

Experimental validation of the filtering approach for dose monitoring in proton therapy at low energy

Fast 3D-EM reconstruction using Planograms for stationary planar positron emission mammography camera

First full-beam PET acquisitions in proton therapy with a modular dual-head dedicated system.

First results in the application of silicon photomultiplier matrices to small animal PET

Full in-beam PET measurements of 62MeV protons onto a PMMA target

INSIDE in-beam positron emission tomography system for particle range monitoring in hadrontherapy

Iterative reconstruction incorporating positron range correction within STIR framework ⬇️

Multi-ray-based system matrix generation for 3D PET reconstruction

Novel Silicon Photomultipliers for PET Applications

PET iterative reconstruction incorporating an efficient positron range correction method. ⬇️

Particle beam microstructure reconstruction and coincidence discrimination in PET monitoring for hadron therapy

Performance evaluation of the LightPath imaging system for intra-operative Cerenkov luminescence imaging

Preliminary results of an in-beam PET prototype for proton therapy

Proof of concept of an imaging system demonstrator for PET applications with SiPM

Proton range monitoring with in-beam PET: Monte Carlo activity predictions and comparison with cyclotron data.

Quantitative micro-CT based coronary artery profiling using interactive local thresholding and cylindrical coordinates

The INSIDE Project: Innovative Solutions for In-Beam Dosimetry in Hadrontherapy

Timing performances of a data acquisition system for Time of Flight PET