Development of a pregnant woman phantom using polygonal mesh, for dosimetric evaluations

Development of a pregnant woman phantom using polygonal mesh, for dosimetric evaluations

Due to the embryo/fetus radiosensitivity the accurate estimation of the absorbed dose distribution in the abdominal area is an additional problem caused by the exposure of pregnant women to ionizing radiation in medical applications. This paper reports the construction and insertion of a fetal repre...

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Main Authors: Manuela Ohana Monteiro Cabral, José Wilson Vieira, Viriato Leal Neto, Fernando Roberto de Andrade Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2015-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
Exposure Computational Models
EGSnrc
Voxel phamtoms
Monte Carlo.
Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/127

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