TABLE 2

Absorbed Fractions of Energy for Monoenergetic Electrons Emitted Within TAM Irradiating TAM of Femoral Head and Humeral Epiphysis of 51-Year-Old Male Cadaver for 10%–100% Marrow Cellularity

Energy (MeV)Femoral head* marrow cellularity (%)Humeral epiphysis marrow cellularity (%)
102030405060708090100102030405060708090100
0.0101.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
0.0150.970.970.970.980.980.980.990.990.991.000.970.970.970.980.980.990.990.990.991.00
0.0200.930.940.940.950.960.970.980.980.990.990.930.940.950.960.960.970.980.980.991.00
0.0300.840.860.870.890.910.930.940.950.970.980.850.870.880.900.920.940.940.960.980.99
0.0400.740.770.800.820.850.880.900.930.950.970.760.790.810.840.860.890.910.940.960.98
0.0500.630.680.710.760.790.830.860.890.930.960.650.700.730.770.810.840.870.910.950.98
0.1000.250.330.400.470.540.610.680.750.820.880.260.350.420.500.570.640.720.790.860.93
0.2000.120.190.250.320.390.460.520.590.660.720.140.220.300.380.460.540.620.690.770.85
0.5000.070.130.180.240.290.350.400.460.510.570.090.170.250.330.410.480.560.630.710.79
1.0000.060.110.160.210.270.320.370.420.470.530.080.160.230.310.380.450.530.600.680.74
1.5000.050.100.150.200.250.300.350.400.450.500.080.150.220.290.360.430.500.570.650.72
2.0000.050.100.150.190.240.290.330.380.430.480.070.140.210.280.350.420.490.550.620.68
4.0000.040.080.120.160.200.240.280.320.360.410.060.120.180.230.290.350.410.470.520.58
  • * Values reported for femoral head are averages calculated from 2 different bone samples sectioned from bone site.

  • All values were calculated using macrostructural transport model.