MAX06 and FAX06: Update of two adult human phantoms for radiation protection dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 3331-3346

  Kramer, R ^a   Khoury, H J ^a   Vieira, J W ^b,c   Lima, V J M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

EXTRATHORACIC AIRWAYS; FEMALE ADULT VOXEL (FAX); MALE ADULT VOXEL (MAX); SKELETONS;

DOSIMETRY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE ADULT VOXEL PHANTOM; GALLBLADDER; LYMPH NODE; MALE ADULT VOXEL PHANTOM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SALIVARY GLAND;

EID: 33745858712     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/14/003     Document Type: Article

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