Pediatric phantoms for use in dosimetric calculations

Shoup, R L; Hwang, J L; Poston, J W; Warner, G G

Title: Pediatric phantoms for use in dosimetric calculations

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Estimating absorbed doses to children from external and internal radiation sources has become important to the nuclear industry and pediatric nuclear medicine. The Medical Physics and Internal Dosimetry Section at ORNL has recently completed the design of mathematical representations of children of ages newborn, 1 year, and 5 years old. These mathematical representations will be referred to as pediatric phantoms. Using these phantoms, relevant energy deposition data have been developed which establish a meaningful model for use in estimating radiation dose to children. (auth)

Authors:: Shoup, R L; Hwang, J L; Poston, J W; Warner, G G

Publication Date:: 1976-01-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 4037661

Report Number(s):: CONF-751101-53

NSA Number:: NSA-33-024992

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Joint meeting of the American Nuclear Society and the Atomic Industrial Forum, San Francisco, California, USA, 16 Nov 1975; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: N72100* -Physics (Radiation & Shielding)-Radiation Physics; 643703*; *CHILDREN- X-RAY DOSIMETRY; *INFANTS- X-RAY DOSIMETRY; *PHANTOMS- X-RAY DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS

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                    Shoup, R L, Hwang, J L, Poston, J W, and Warner, G G. Pediatric phantoms for use in dosimetric calculations.  United States: N. p., 1976. 
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