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Organ and Effective Dose Assessments Using MCNP with Computational PIMAL Phantoms and Realistic Eye Model in Radiological Workplaces.
| Τίτλος: | Organ and Effective Dose Assessments Using MCNP with Computational PIMAL Phantoms and Realistic Eye Model in Radiological Workplaces. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Djeffal S; Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Dubeau J; DETEC, Gatineau, QC, Canada., Sun J; Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, Canada., Ali F; Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, Canada., Talebitaher A; Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, Canada. |
| Πηγή: | Health physics [Health Phys] 2026 Oct 01; Vol. 131 (4), pp. 377-390. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 25. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985093R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1538-5159 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00179078 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Phys Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <2003->: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Original Publication: New York. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Occupational Exposure*/analysis , Eye*/radiation effects , Monte Carlo Method* , Phantoms, Imaging* , Radiation Dosage* , Workplace*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Computer Simulation ; Neutrons ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | The female and male computational phantom with moving arms and legs (PIMAL) are useful models for the calculation of the effective doses to workers in radiological occupational settings. In this study, Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) Version 6.2 is used with PIMAL phantoms to simulate exposure in nuclear and medical settings. The PIMAL phantoms, defined by mathematical representation of the human body, allow for detailed assessment of equivalent dose to organs. These values are converted to effective dose (E) using sex- and age-average tissue weighting factors from ICRP Publication 103. Initial simulations of monoenergetic photons, electrons, and neutrons in the anterior-posterior (AP) geometry show good agreement with comparable results in the literature, obtained using the ICRP adult reference voxel phantoms and PIMAL phantoms in the standard upright position. For nuclear power applications, effective dose rates ( ) are estimated for workers contaminated by radionuclides and compared with personal dose equivalent rates at 0.07 mm depth, (0.07). Additionally, effective dose rates from neutron and gamma fields are calculated for personnel inside a CANDU-600 (CANada Deuterium Uranium) nuclear reactor at full-power. In medical applications, effective dose rates to staff exposed to positron emitters, either from injected patients or activated cyclotron targets, are also assessed. Across all scenarios, effective dose derived from PIMAL phantoms are consistent with operational dose quantities when available, supporting their use in dose assessment and radiation protection planning. (Copyright © 2026 Health Physics Society.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Monte Carlo; dosimetry; phantom; safety standards |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260225 Date Completed: 20260831 Latest Revision: 20260831 |
| Update Code: | 20260901 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/HP.0000000000002124 |
| PMID: | 41738937 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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