MCNPX CALCULATIONS OF SPECIFIC ABSORBED FRACTIONS IN SOME ORGANS OF THE HUMAN BODY DUE TO APPLICATION OF 133Xe, 99mTc and 81mKr RADIONUCLIDES

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Mar 1;178(4):422-429. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncx181.

Abstract

Monte Carlo simulations were performed to evaluate treatment doses with wide spread used radionuclides 133Xe, 99mTc and 81mKr. These different radionuclides are used in perfusion or ventilation examinations in nuclear medicine and as indicators for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. The objective of this work was to estimate the specific absorbed fractions in surrounding organs and tissues, when these radionuclides are incorporated in the lungs. For this purpose a voxel thorax model has been developed and compared with the ORNL phantom. All calculations and simulations were performed by means of the MCNP5/X code.

MeSH terms

  • Body Burden
  • Computer Simulation
  • Humans
  • Krypton Radioisotopes*
  • Models, Anatomic
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Organs at Risk / radiation effects*
  • Technetium*
  • Whole-Body Counting / methods*
  • Xenon Radioisotopes*

Substances

  • Krypton Radioisotopes
  • Xenon Radioisotopes
  • Technetium