title: Monte Carlo modelling for in vivo measurements of Americium in a knee voxel phantom: general criteria for an international comparison.
abstract: The general criteria and the scientific approach adopted for an 'International comparison on Monte Carlo modelling for in vivo measurement of Americium in a knee phantom' that is being organised within the EU Coordination Action CONRAD (Coordinated Network for Radiation Dosimetry) are described her. Detection system and a knee voxel phantom based on a computerised axial tomography of the Spitz anthropometric knee phantom with a homogeneous distribution of 241Am in bone have been considered for the simulation of three specific situations: (a) a single Low Energy Germanium detector for a point 241Am source in air; (b) the calculation of photon fluence spectra in air around the voxel phantom; and (c) the calculation of the energy distribution of pulses and peak detection efficiency in the real detection system geometry.
authors.affiliation: CIEMAT, Avenida Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, Spain. jm.gomezros@ciemat.es
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gómez-Ros
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Carlan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Franck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gualdrini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lis
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moraleda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zankl
mesh_terms: D000576:Americium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007700:Kinetics; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000576:Americium