An analytical approach to organ equivalent dose estimation based on material composition photon attenuation coefficient

ME Miyombo, Y Liu, A Ayodeji - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Monte Carlo photon transport calculation is widely used with anthropomorphic phantoms to
estimate equivalent doses for different photon energies and exposure geometries. Although …

A methodology to develop computational phantoms with adjustable posture for WBC calibration

TCF Fonseca, R Bogaerts, J Hunt… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract A Whole Body Counter (WBC) is a facility to routinely assess the internal
contamination of exposed workers, especially in the case of radiation release accidents. The …

Dosimetric evaluation of radiopharmaceuticals in kidneys and uterine wall of a woman with early pregnancy using Stabin/Segars representations

M Vasquez-Arteaga, HR Vega-Carrillo… - Applied Radiation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
MIRD method with the Stabin/Segars anthropomorphic representations were used to
calculate the absorbed doses in kidneys and uterine wall of an early-stage pregnant woman …

MaMP and FeMP: computational mesh phantoms applied for studying the variation of WBC efficiency using a NaI (Tl) detector

TCF Fonseca, R Bogaerts, AL Lebacq… - Journal of …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
In a previous study, the counting efficiency calibration was calculated for 36 computational
mesh phantoms called MaMP and FeMP—Male and Female Mesh Phantoms, which span …

Study of the counting efficiency of a WBC setup by using a computational 3D human body library in sitting position based on polygonal mesh surfaces

TCF Fonseca, R Bogaerts, AL Lebacq… - Health …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
A realistic computational 3D human body library, called MaMP and FeMP (Male and Female
Mesh Phantoms), based on polygonal mesh surface geometry, has been created to be used …

[PDF][PDF] Construction of the FAXht (Female Adult voXel) head+ trunk phantom from CT images of patients for applications in radiation protection

ECM Loureiro, R Kramer, JW Vieira… - submitted to …, 2004 - researchgate.net
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has created a task group
on dose calculations, which, among other objectives, should replace the currently used …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a 3D human body library based on polygonal mesh surface for whole body counter set-up calibration

TCF Fonsecaa, AL Lebacqa, LC Mihailescua… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2014 - aesj.net
A Whole Body Counter (WBC) is a common facility to routinely assess the internal
contamination of exposed workers and especially in the case of radiation release accidents …

A comparison of organ doses between mathematical and voxel phantoms with the DS02 photon fluences

J Chen, GD Kerr, HM Cullings - Radiation protection dosimetry, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this study is to quantify dosimetric differences if modern sophisticated voxel
phantoms were used in the dosimetry system DS02 rather than the mathematical phantoms …

Dosimetric evaluation of 131I/123I (iodides) and 99mTc (pertechnetate) in the thyroid of neonates using Cristy-Eckerman/Segars anthropomorphic representations

M Vasquez A, L Acuña P, HR Vega C, M Vasquez S… - 2022 - inis.iaea.org
Using the MIRD formalism, and the Cristy-Eckeman/Segars anthropomorphic
representations, the study estimates the absorbed dose in the thyroid of newborns, for these …

[PDF][PDF] Effective dose conversion coefficients calculated with gender-specific, adult voxel phantoms for radiographic examinations common in diagnostic radiology

FRA Lima, R Kramer, JW Vieira, HJ Khoury… - submitted to …, 2004 - academia.edu
Patient exposure from radiological examinations is usually quantified in terms of average
absorbed dose or equivalent dose to certain radiosensitive organs of the human body. As …