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Title: The Livermore Phantom History and Supplementation

Abstract

In vivo monitoring facilities determine the absence or presence of internally entrained radionuclides. To be of greatest utility, the detection systems must detect and quantify the nuclides of interest at levels of interest. Phantoms have been developed to improve measurements at in vivo monitoring facilities. Since the 1970s, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL, or simply "Livermore") phantom continues to be a well-used tool at lung monitoring facilities, especially for the detection of low-energy emissions from transuranics. The history of its development from need, through design development and current availability, is summarized. The authors have taken the LLNL phantom one step further by scanning the phantom surface and announce the availability of the scan files on the internet.

Authors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
978955
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-66232
Journal ID: ISSN 0017-9078; HLTPAO; HU1003000; TRN: US201010%%301
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Health Physics, 98(3):459-465
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 98; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0017-9078
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; AVAILABILITY; DESIGN; DETECTION; IN VIVO; INTERNET; ISOTOPES; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY; LUNGS; MONITORING; PHANTOMS; RADIOISOTOPES; internal dosimetry; human lungs; phantom; radiation detector

Citation Formats

Snyder, Sandra F, and Traub, Richard J. The Livermore Phantom History and Supplementation. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1097/HP.0b013e3181c03cc4.
Snyder, Sandra F, & Traub, Richard J. The Livermore Phantom History and Supplementation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e3181c03cc4
Snyder, Sandra F, and Traub, Richard J. 2010. "The Livermore Phantom History and Supplementation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e3181c03cc4.
@article{osti_978955,
title = {The Livermore Phantom History and Supplementation},
author = {Snyder, Sandra F and Traub, Richard J},
abstractNote = {In vivo monitoring facilities determine the absence or presence of internally entrained radionuclides. To be of greatest utility, the detection systems must detect and quantify the nuclides of interest at levels of interest. Phantoms have been developed to improve measurements at in vivo monitoring facilities. Since the 1970s, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL, or simply "Livermore") phantom continues to be a well-used tool at lung monitoring facilities, especially for the detection of low-energy emissions from transuranics. The history of its development from need, through design development and current availability, is summarized. The authors have taken the LLNL phantom one step further by scanning the phantom surface and announce the availability of the scan files on the internet.},
doi = {10.1097/HP.0b013e3181c03cc4},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/978955}, journal = {Health Physics, 98(3):459-465},
issn = {0017-9078},
number = 3,
volume = 98,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2010}
}