title: The estimation of absorbed doses received by a victim of a Chinese radiation accident.
abstract: The aim of this work was to estimate absorbed doses received by a victim of the radiation accident with a 60Co source in Henan province, China. With a Monte Carlo stochastic simulation method, an estimation method for doses to the radiation accident victim was made. It utilised a mathematical model of adult man (MIRD) and a relative applied computer program was developed. By means of the simulated conditions of the accident, the absorbed doses to the victim's main organ and total body doses were estimated. The results estimated by our Monte Carlo method are close to those of experimental simulation measurement of the accident. With its convenience and rapidity, this method will be valuable for radiation dose reconstruction for victims in radiation accidents.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China. xzyong12@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000528:radiation effects; D002681:China; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009928:Organ Specificity; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011187:Posture; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D013269:Stochastic Processes; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes