Construction of a high-quality voxel model VKH-Man using serially sectioned images from Visible Korean Human project in Korea

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2008, Pages 179-182

  Choi, Sang Hyoun ^a   Jeong, Jong Hwi ^b   Cho, Sungkoo ^b   Chung, Min Suk ^c   Huh, Hyun Do ^a   Kim, Woo Chul ^a   Cho, Kun Woo ^d   Kim, Chan Hyeong ^b  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Effective dose; Monte carlo; Organ dose; Voxel model

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOGRAPHY; TISSUE;

ANATOMICAL IMAGES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; EFFECTIVE DOSE; MONTE CARLO PARTICLE TRANSPORTS; ORGAN DOSE; PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE; VISIBLE KOREAN HUMANS; VOXEL MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77955001972     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2008.10875816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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