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- Title
ADDING TWO NEW CONTACT CIRCUMSTANCES TO 'MERGED PHANTOM TOOL' AND A TECHNIQUE TO CONVERT STRUCTURE INFORMATION SEGMENTED BY THE CARIMAS SOFTWARE INTO GEANT4 GEOMETRY.
- Authors
Thao, Nguyen Thi Phuong; Trung, Nguyen Thien; Duy, Nguyen Khanh; Danh, Nguyen Thanh; Anh, Pham Tien; Son, Nguyen Dong
- Abstract
Two new contact circumstances called 'stand-lie' and 'front–rear' are implemented to the merged phantom tool. To allow more flexibility for users when they calculate the dose for a volume of interest (VOI) with arbitrary geometry, an optional utility to convert segmented structure information from the CARIMAS software into parallel geometry of GEANT4 is provided. The effective dose for a person who has been in contact with a male patient being treated for thyroid cancer with 131I is calculated for four circumstances: opposite, side by side, stand-lie and front–rear. The biggest dose is the 'opposite' circumstance and the smallest one is the 'stand-lie' circumstance. Using the dose distribution in the patient's body and applying the right circumstance should be done to optimise the dose calculation for the contact person.
- Subjects
GEOMETRY; IMAGING phantoms; THYROID cancer; COMPUTER software
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2020, Vol 190, Issue 4, p412
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncaa117