title: Verification of dosimetric materials to be used as tissue-substitutes in radiological diagnosis.
abstract: Dosimetric materials have been investigated in terms of calculated mass energy absorption coefficient, equivalent atomic number and KERMA (kinetic energy released per unit mass) in the energy range 0.015-15 MeV. Using analytical methodology it has verified that nylon is the best substitute dosimetric material for skin, muscle, bone and soft-tissues. Relative energy absorption buildup factors calculated by G-P fitting method confirm the findings. Nylon has been found to be good tissue substitute material for making tissue-phantoms of the biological tissues investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Dravidian University, Kuppam-517425, A.P., India. ksmann6268@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kulwinder Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurudirek
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles; D009757:Nylons; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons