A revised dosimetric model of the adult head and brain

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1226-1236

  Bouchet, Lionel G ^b   Bolch, Wesley E ^a   Weber, David A ^b   Atkins, Harold L ^b   Poston Sr , John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

brain and head dosimetry model; internal dosimetry; S values

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; FLUORINE 18; IODINE 123; OXYGEN 15; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; HEAD; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0029738655     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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