Monte Carlo modelling for the in vivo lung monitoring of enriched uranium: Results of an international comparison

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Broggio, D (Author) Other; Bento, J (Author) Other; Caldeira, M (Author) Other; Cardenas Mendez, E (Author) Other; Farah, J (Author) Other; Fonseca, T (Author) Other; Konvalinka, C (Author) Other; Liu, L (Author) Other; Perez, B (Author) Other; Capello, K (Author) Other; Cowan, P (Author) Other; Cruzate, JA (Author) Other; Freire, L (Author) Other; Gomez Ros, JM (Author) Other; Gossio, S (Author) Other; Heide, B (Author) Other; Huikari, J (Author) Other; Hunt, J (Author) Other; Kinase, S (Author) Other; Kramer, GH (Author) Other; Kurihara, O (Author) Other; Kyrieleis, A (Author) Other; Lebacq, AL (Author) Other; Leone, D (Author) Other; Li, C (Author) Other; Li, J (Author) Other; Mihailescu, LC (Author) Other; Moraleda, M (Author) Other; Navarro, JF (Author) Other; Oliveira, C (Author) Other; Puerta, N (Author) Other; Reichelt, U (Author) Other; Simoes, C (Author) Other; Sommer, D (Author) Other; Takahashi, M (Author) Other; Teles, P (Author) Other; Vanhavere, F (Author) Other; Vrba, T (Author) Other; Franck, D (Author) Other; Gualdrini, G (Author) Other; Lopez, MA (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Radiation Measurements

Vol. 47

Pages: 492-500

ISSN: 1350-4487

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-002-86B

DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2012.04.020

Abstract (EN): In order to assess the reliability of Monte Carlo (MC)-based numerical calibration of in vivo counting systems the EURADOS network supported a comparison of MC simulation of well-defined experiments. This action also provided training for the use of voxel phantoms. In vivo measurements of enriched uranium in a thoracic phantom have been carried out and the needed information to simulate these measurements was distributed to 17 participants. About half of the participants managed to simulate the measured counting efficiency without support from the organisers. Following additional support all participants managed to simulate the counting efficiencies within a typical agreement of +/- 5% with experiment.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9