An exponential growth of computational phantom research in radiation protection, imaging, and radiotherapy: a review of the fifty-year history

XG Xu - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Radiation dose calculation using models of the human anatomy has been a subject of great
interest to radiation protection, medical imaging, and radiotherapy. However, early pioneers …

Voxel-based computational models of real human anatomy: a review

M Caon - Radiation and environmental biophysics, 2004 - Springer
Computational models of human anatomy are mathematical representations of human
anatomy designed to be used in dosimetry calculations. They have been used in dosimetry …

NASA's first ground-based Galactic Cosmic Ray Simulator: Enabling a new era in space radiobiology research

LC Simonsen, TC Slaba, P Guida, A Rusek - PLoS biology, 2020 - journals.plos.org
With exciting new NASA plans for a sustainable return to the moon, astronauts will once
again leave Earth's protective magnetosphere only to endure higher levels of radiation from …

MIDA: a multimodal imaging-based detailed anatomical model of the human head and neck

MI Iacono, E Neufeld, E Akinnagbe, K Bower, J Wolf… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Computational modeling and simulations are increasingly being used to complement
experimental testing for analysis of safety and efficacy of medical devices. Multiple voxel …

Realistic CT simulation using the 4D XCAT phantom

WP Segars, M Mahesh, TJ Beck, EC Frey… - Medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The authors develop a unique CT simulation tool based on the 4D extended cardiac‐torso
(XCAT) phantom, a whole‐body computer model of the human anatomy and physiology …

MCAT to XCAT: The evolution of 4-D computerized phantoms for imaging research

WP Segars, BMW Tsui - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent work in the development of computerized phantoms has focused on the creation of
ideal ldquohybridrdquo models that seek to combine the realism of a patient-based …

Advances in computational human phantoms and their applications in biomedical engineering—a topical review

W Kainz, E Neufeld, WE Bolch, CG Graff… - IEEE transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past decades, significant improvements have been made in the field of
computational human phantoms (CHPs) and their applications in biomedical engineering …

Hybrid computational phantoms of the male and female newborn patient: NURBS-based whole-body models

C Lee, D Lodwick, D Hasenauer… - Physics in Medicine …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Anthropomorphic computational phantoms are computer models of the human body for use
in the evaluation of dose distributions resulting from either internal or external radiation …

Computational anthropomorphic models of the human anatomy: the path to realistic Monte Carlo modeling in radiological sciences

H Zaidi, XG Xu - Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng., 2007 - annualreviews.org
The widespread availability of high-performance computing and popularity of simulations
stimulated the development of computational anthropomorphic models of the human …

All about FAX: a Female Adult voXel phantom for Monte Carlo calculation in radiation protection dosimetry

R Kramer, HJ Khoury, JW Vieira… - Physics in Medicine …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has created a task
group on dose calculations, which, among other objectives, should replace the currently …