Monte Carlo based voxel phantoms for in vivo internal dosimetry.
The purpose of this communication is to describe briefly the computer programs developed to generate the MCNP input file corresponding to any segmented tomographic data and its application to the calibration procedures for in vivo internal dosimetry. The method has been applied to the determination of 241Am in bone by measurement in skull and knee using MCNP voxel models of a real human head and knee based on the tomographic Voxelman and Arms Down phantoms developed by Zubal et al. at Yale University.
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CIEMAT Av. Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, Spain. jm.gomezros@ciemat.es
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D000465:Algorithms; D001822:Body Burden; D003198:Computer Simulation; D038622:Internationality; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012984:Software