title: IDACstar: A MCNP Application to Perform Realistic Dose Estimations from Internal or External Contamination of Radiopharmaceuticals.
abstract: A Monte Carlo-based stand-alone program, IDACstar (Internal Dose Assessment by Computer), was developed, dedicated to perform radiation dose calculations using complex voxel simulations. To test the program, two irradiation situations were simulated, one hypothetical contamination case with 600 MBq of 99mTc and one extravasation case involving 370 MBq of 18F-FDG. The effective dose was estimated to be 0.042 mSv for the contamination case and 4.5 mSv for the extravasation case. IDACstar has demonstrated that dosimetry results from contamination or extravasation cases can be acquired with great ease. An effective tool for radiation protection applications is provided with IDACstar allowing physicists at nuclear medicine departments to easily quantify the radiation risk of stochastic effects when a radiation accident has occurred.
authors.affiliation: Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Malmö, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SUS Malmö, SE-205 02 MALMÖ, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ünal
authors.initials: Ü
authors.lastname: Ören
authors.affiliation: Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Mauritius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiller
authors.affiliation: Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Malmö, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SUS Malmö, SE-205 02 MALMÖ, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals