Posture-specific phantoms representing female and male adults in Monte Carlo-based simulations for radiological protection

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4399-4430

  Cassola, V F ^a   Kramer, R ^a   Brayner, C ^a   Khoury, H J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; MESH GENERATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; TISSUE;

ABSORBED DOSE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; FEMALE ADULTS; GLANDULAR TISSUE; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; PHANTOMS; RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION; STANDING POSTURE; WHOLE-BODY; X RAY EXAMINATION;

PHANTOMS;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; X RAY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSTURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION; X-RAYS;

EID: 78049434351     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/15/014     Document Type: Article

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