Mathematical description of a newborn human for use in dosimetry calculations

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7339152· OSTI ID:7339152

Hwang, J. M.L.; Shoup, R. L.; Poston, J. W.

Estimating absorbed doses to children from external and internal radiation sources has become important to the nuclear industry and pediatric nuclear medicine. the design of mathematical representations of children of ages newborn, 1-year, and 5-years old, referred to as pediatric phantoms, establish a meaningful model for use in estimating radiation dose to children. The newborn (neonate) phantom is described. (CH)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7339152
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-5453; TRN: 76-021355
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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