Experimental basis for absorbed-dose calculations in medical uses of radionuclides

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6107653

This report reviews the status of the methods used to estimate the radiation absorbed does to humans from internally deposited radionuclides with the emphasis on medical applications. The emphasis is placed on comparing the results of direct measurements with calculations based on mathematical models used to estimate the parameters that enter into dose calculations. The history of internal radiation dosimetry is reviewed and the physical parameters and transport calculations of dosimetry are discussed. Also discussed are the techniques used to measure the activity distributions in humans, and the factors which should be considered in making in-vivo absorbed dose measurements. Comparisons of measured and calculated absorbed dose values in phantom animals and humans are made. A formalism is included that can be used to quantify the radioactivity in irregular geometric shapes using an external measurement technique. 197 references, 6 figures, 4 tables.

• OSTI ID: 6107653
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA DOSIMETRY
CALCULATION METHODS
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSES
DOSIMETRY
DRUGS
ELECTRON DOSIMETRY
GAMMA DOSIMETRY
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
INTERNAL IRRADIATION
IRRADIATION
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEASURING METHODS
MEDICINE
MOCKUP
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PATIENTS
PHANTOMS
RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
REVIEWS
SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
STRUCTURAL MODELS
THERAPEUTIC USES
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