title: Calculation of radiation dose to the lens of the eye using Monte Carlo simulation.
abstract: The radiation dose to the lens of the eye of patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional radiological procedures of the lacrimal drainage system has been calculated using a Monte Carlo technique. The technique has also been suggested for the retrospective estimation of the lens dose: when applied to individual patients, good correlation is obtained. In such study, data is required for image acquisition frame numbers and fluoro on-time, mean exposure values for these parameters, and the ratio of lens-to-air dose (viz, the head factor, HF) derived for a standard adult head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Ankara, Beşevler-Ankara, Turkey. meric@science.ankara.edu.tr
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authors.lastname: Meriç
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015642:Radiology, Interventional; D011874:Radiometry; D012984:Software