TABLE 1

Data for Various Small Intestinal Dosimetry Models

ReferenceSmall intestinal modelSmall intestinal radius (mm)Small intestinal wall thickness (mm)Villi height (μm)Crypt depth (μm)Mucus thickness (μm)
ICRP (1,9)Cylinder/region*102–3500–1,50020–450
MIRD (10)Cylinder/region*3–4
Stubbs et al. (3)Cylinder105500150200
Poston et al. (4)Cylinder12.467.54300–600
This workCylinder/cross12.53 and 65001505–200
  • * Cylinder for nonpenetrating radiation and model as large soft-tissue region with no delineation of content and wall regions, for penetrating radiation.

  • Assumed target cell layer.