title: Monte Carlo calculations of the dose distribution in teeth due to internal exposure from 90Sr: application to EPR tooth dosimetry.
abstract: This paper addresses issues in the application of the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) retrospective dosimetry with dental tissues exposed by radionuclides accumulated in the dentin. A simple dosimetric model of a tooth incorporating 90Sr is presented. The tooth is modelled as two concentric cylinders: the inner cylinder composed of dentin, and the outer cylindrical shell of enamel. Extensive Monte Carlo calculations were done to obtain the distributions of absorbed dose in dentin and enamel for teeth of different sizes. The results were used to calculate the mean absorbed doses in enamel that are directly measurable by EPR. A relationship between such measured doses and the specific activity of 90Sr in dentin was derived based on a simple model of 90Sr accumulation. The roles of different tooth tissues as dose detectors are analysed, and the importance of dentin as a dosimetric material for internal exposure is pointed out.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8460, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Seltzer
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Romanyukha
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000737:chemistry*; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive