Study of absorbed dose in important organs during helical CT chest scan using MCNP code and MIRD phantom

Study of absorbed dose in important organs during helical CT chest scan using MCNP code and MIRD phantom

Purpose: Study of absorbed dose in the heart, breast, stomach, lungs, thyroid, kidney, and liver during CT scan of the chest at different tube voltages using Medical Internal Radiation Dose (MIRD) phantom and MCNP code at values of tube voltage 80 kVp, 100 kVp, and 120 kVp. Method: The graphical int...

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Main Authors: Tawfik Abo Shdeed, Majeda Nahili, Nicloa Abo Issa, Abdalkader Bitar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Computed tomography (CT)
Graphical interface
Computational phantom
Monte Carlo
Absorbed dose
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16301693

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