title: Dose rates for several organs in a human from contaminated soil and hot particles using the QAD computer code.
abstract: Dose rates from contaminated soil and hot particles have been calculated for several organs of a reference human. The calculation was performed using the computer code QAD-CGGP, a point kernel code employing combinatorial geometry for the representation of the human phantom. QAD uses buildup factors based on the geometric progression form, a buildup factor representation adopted by the American Nuclear Standards Committee. The results indicate that QAD is a powerful and easy-to-run code that produces useful results for practicing health physicists.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Engineering Department, University of Missouri-Rolla 65401.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsoulfanidis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008961:Models, Structural; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive