# An Improved Method of Total Variation Superiorization Applied to Reconstruction in Proton Computed Tomography

@article{Schultze2020AnIM,
title={An Improved Method of Total Variation Superiorization Applied to Reconstruction in Proton Computed Tomography},
author={Blake Schultze and Yair Censor and Paniz Karbasi and Keith E. Schubert and Reinhard W. Schulte},
journal={IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging},
year={2020},
volume={39},
pages={294-307}
}
• Published 3 March 2018
• Computer Science
• IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Previous work has shown that total variation superiorization (TVS) improves reconstructed image quality in proton computed tomography (pCT). The structure of the TVS algorithm has evolved since then and this paper investigated if this new algorithmic structure provides additional benefits to pCT image quality. Structural and parametric changes introduced to the original TVS algorithm included: (1) inclusion or exclusion of TV reduction requirement, (2) a variable number, <inline-formula> <tex…

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