Physical phantom of typical Korean male for radiation protection purpose

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Kim, J I ^a   Choi, H ^a   Lee, B I ^a   Lim, Y K ^a   Kim, C S ^a   Lee, J K ^b   Lee, C ^b  

^a Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESIN; POLYURETHAN; URETHAN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KOREA; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHANTOM; PHYSICAL MODEL; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

BODY BURDEN; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646894079     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci338     Document Type: Article

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