Voxel anthropomorphic phantoms: Review of models used for ionising radiation dosimetry

Radioprotection

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 509-528

  Lemosquet, A ^a   De Carlan, L ^a   Clairand, I ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Phantom, mathematical

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; GENERAL POPULATION; HUMAN ANATOMY; HUMAN BODIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES (MRI); PHANTOM, MATHEMATICAL; REALISTIC GEOMETRY; VOXEL PHANTOMS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

IONIZING RADIATION;

EID: 4644287939     PISSN: 00338451     EISSN: 1769700X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/radiopro:2003020     Document Type: Review

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