title: A breathing lung phantom for 81mKr lung ventilation studies its use in dosimetry and quality control.
abstract: The construction of a breathing lung phantom that can be used to measure the amount of radioactive gas in the lungs as well as to determine the absorbed dose is described. For a lung ventilation study that consists of 6 views of 300 kcnts each, an effective dose equivalent of 50 microSv was calculated. The phantom is also suitable for comparison of different generator systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Camps
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zuur
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Blokland
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Broerse
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Pauwels
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007727:Krypton Radioisotopes; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D008961:Models, Structural; D011786:Quality Control; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D011876:Radionuclide Generators / Q000592:standards; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012119:Respiration
chemical_list: D007727:Krypton Radioisotopes