title: Dose conversion coefficients for neutron exposure to the lens of the human eye.
abstract: Dose conversion coefficients for the lens of the human eye have been calculated for neutron exposure at energies from 1 × 10(-9) to 20 MeV and several standard orientations: anterior-to-posterior, rotational and right lateral. MCNPX version 2.6.0, a Monte Carlo-based particle transport package, was used to determine the energy deposited in the lens of the eye. The human eyeball model was updated by partitioning the lens into sensitive and insensitive volumes as the anterior portion (sensitive volume) of the lens being more radiosensitive and prone to cataract formation. The updated eye model was used with the adult UF-ORNL mathematical phantom in the MCNPX transport calculations.
authors.affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 545Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA. mangerrp@ornl.gov
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Manger
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Bellamy
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Eckerman
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000465:Algorithms; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009502:Neutrons; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*