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Fetal Organ Dose Assessment during Chest CT Examination Using Monte Carlo/Gate Simulation
AbstractA CT scan of a pregnant patient is often a source of distress for the patient and staff. In addition, patients are usually worried about the...
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Monte Carlo simulation and practical investigation of body organs activation by Am–Be neutron source
Employees and cancer patients are exposed to neutron radiation from different sources for treatment. Neutrons when passing from body can activate...
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Influence of neutron cross-section resonances on organ/tissue equivalent and effective dose coefficients for the ICRP voxel phantoms
The materials which compose the ICRP Voxel phantoms used in the computation of conversion coefficients involve neutron interaction cross-sections...
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Multilevel X-ray imaging approach to assess the sequential evolution of multi-organ damage in multiple sclerosis
The 3D complexity of biological tissues and intricate structural-functional connections call for state-of-the-art X-ray imaging approaches to...
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In-Line Method of X-ray Phase-Contrast Micro-CT Using a Wide-Focus Laboratory Source
AbstractAn experimental implementation of the “in-line” method of X-ray phase contrast using a standard wide-focus X-ray tube as a polychromatic...
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Evaluating operator’s organ dose and effective dose according to the lead equivalent of radiation protection devices in performing angiography and interventional procedures
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the radiation dose in High-Definition Reference Korean-Man phantom according to the lead equivalent in the...
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Organ Dose Estimation for Adult Chest CT Examination Using GATE Monte Carlo Simulation
Abstract—This work relates to the study of organ dose during a Chest computed tomography (CT). Organ dose has been simulated with the Monte Carlo...
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A guide to the organ-on-a-chip
Organs-on-chips (OoCs) are systems containing engineered or natural miniature tissues grown inside microfluidic chips. To better mimic human...
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The Extremely Brilliant Source storage ring of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
The Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS) is the experimental implementation of the novel Hybrid Multi Bend Achromat (HMBA) storage ring magnetic lattice...
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Organ doses of the fetus from external environmental exposures
This article presents nuclide-specific organ dose rate coefficients for environmental external exposures due to soil contamination assumed as a...
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3D Gamma Source SPECT Visualization Using Timepix Detectors and Encoding Apertures
AbstractA micro-SPECT system having spatial resolution of 2.5 mm is presented. The system has a field of vision about 57 × 57 mm. Results of...
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Fetal atomic bomb survivor dosimetry using the J45 series of pregnant female phantoms with realistic survivor exposure scenarios: comparisons to dose estimates in the DS02 system
A significant source of information on radiation-induced biological effects following in-utero irradiation stems from studies of atomic bomb...
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Optimization of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography with a supercontinuum source for in vivo motion detection of low reflective outer hair cells in guinea pig cochleae
Sound evokes sub-nanoscale vibration within the sensory epithelium. The epithelium contains not only immotile cells but also contractile outer hair...
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Absorbed dose of 18F-FDG for female patients: Monte Carlo versus MIRD method
To estimate the absorbed dose of patients undergoing diagnostic PET with [18F] FDG by using the MIRD and MC methods, a female patient phantom was...
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InterDosi Monte Carlo study of radiation exposure of a reference crab phantom due to radioactive wastewater deposited in marine environment following the Fukushima nuclear accident
S-values are typically used to quantify internal doses of biota internally due to the incorporation of radionuclides. In this study, the InterDosi...
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Direct Monitoring Method to Detect Internal Radioactive Contamination
Direct monitoring technique for evaluation of internal contamination is a century old mature method used for assessment of internal dose. It is used...
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Automatic Framework for Patient-Specific Biomechanical Computations of Organ Deformation
Our motivation is to enable non-specialists to use sophisticated biomechanical modelsBiomechanical model in the clinic. To further this goal, in this...
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Oxygenation Status of Malignant Tumors vs. Normal Tissues: Critical Evaluation and Updated Data Source Based on Direct Measurements with pO2 Microsensors
Immature and chaotic vascular networks with critically increased intervascular distances are characteristic features of malignant tumors. Spatial and...
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Evaluation of RESRAD-BUILD and MicroShield codes for the simulation of small accident scenarios in nuclear medicine therapy patients’ rooms
Computational methods in nuclear medicine therapy can be very useful for estimating the external dose in non-routine situations when conventional...
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Japanese pediatric and adult atomic bomb survivor dosimetry: potential improvements using the J45 phantom series and modern Monte Carlo transport
The radiation exposure estimates for the atomic bomb survivors at Hiroshima and Nagasaki have evolved over the past several decades, reflecting a...
