Changes in radiation dose with variations in human anatomy: moderately and severely obese adults
LD Clark, MG Stabin, MJ Fernald… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2010 - Soc Nuclear Med
The phantoms used in standardized dose assessment are based on a median (ie, 50th
percentile) individual of a large population, for example, adult males or females or children …
percentile) individual of a large population, for example, adult males or females or children …
Changes in radiation dose with variations in human anatomy: larger and smaller normal-stature adults
PM Marine, MG Stabin, MJ Fernald… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2010 - Soc Nuclear Med
A systematic evaluation has been performed to study how specific absorbed fractions (SAFs)
vary with changes in adult body size, for persons of different size but normal body stature …
vary with changes in adult body size, for persons of different size but normal body stature …
Increased Radiation Dose to Overweight and Obese Patients from Radiographic Examinations1
JC Yanch, RH Behrman, MJ Hendricks, JH McCall - Radiology, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To estimate the increase in effective radiation dose from diagnostic x-rays for
overweight and obese adult patients, as compared with the effective dose for lean reference …
overweight and obese adult patients, as compared with the effective dose for lean reference …
Extension of RPI-adult male and female computational phantoms to obese patients and a Monte Carlo study of the effect on CT imaging dose
Although it is known that obesity has a profound effect on x-ray computed tomography (CT)
image quality and patient organ dose, quantitative data describing this relationship are not …
image quality and patient organ dose, quantitative data describing this relationship are not …
Individualized adjustments to reference phantom internal organ dosimetry—scaling factors given knowledge of patient external anatomy
MB Wayson, WE Bolch - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Internal radiation dose estimates for diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures are typically
calculated for a reference individual. Resultantly, there is uncertainty when determining the …
calculated for a reference individual. Resultantly, there is uncertainty when determining the …
Standing adult human phantoms based on 10th, 50th and 90th mass and height percentiles of male and female Caucasian populations
VF Cassola, FM Milian, R Kramer… - Physics in Medicine …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Computational anthropomorphic human phantoms are useful tools developed for the
calculation of absorbed or equivalent dose to radiosensitive organs and tissues of the …
calculation of absorbed or equivalent dose to radiosensitive organs and tissues of the …
Effect of emaciation and obesity on small-animal internal radiation dosimetry for positron-emitting radionuclides
Purpose Rats are widely used in biomedical research involving molecular imaging and
therefore the radiation dose to animals has become a concern. The weight of laboratory …
therefore the radiation dose to animals has become a concern. The weight of laboratory …
Improvement of internal dose calculations using mathematical models of different adult heights
I Clairand, LG Bouchet, M Ricard… - Physics in Medicine …, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
In internal dosimetry for both nuclear medicine and radiation protection, the adult
morphology is represented by a limited number of anthropomorphic models that may not be …
morphology is represented by a limited number of anthropomorphic models that may not be …
The UF/NCI family of hybrid computational phantoms representing the current US population of male and female children, adolescents, and adults—application to CT …
AM Geyer, S O'Reilly, C Lee, DJ Long… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Substantial increases in pediatric and adult obesity in the US have prompted a major
revision to the current UF/NCI (University of Florida/National Cancer Institute) family of …
revision to the current UF/NCI (University of Florida/National Cancer Institute) family of …
Effects of body habitus on internal radiation dose calculations using the 5-year-old anthropomorphic male models
Computational phantoms are commonly used in internal radiation dosimetry to assess the
amount and distribution pattern of energy deposited in various parts of the human body from …
amount and distribution pattern of energy deposited in various parts of the human body from …