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KMID : 0364920040290020097
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Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
2004 Volume.29 No. 2 p.97 ~ p.104
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Construction of MIRD-type Korean Adult Male Phantom and Calculation of Dose Conversion Coefficients for Photon
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Park Sang-Hyon
Lee Chun-Sik
Lee Jae-Gi
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Abstract
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MIRD-type Korean adult male phantom, ’’KMIRD’’ was constructed to calculate Korean-specific dosimetric quantities for radiation protection consideration. The external shape of KMIRD was based on national physical standard data of Korean. KMIRD has thicket trunk than MIRD5 and arm models divided from trunk. The height and weight of the KMIRD are 171 cm and 63.8 kg. ICRP23 data were referred to constitute organs and tissues of KMIRD. However nine organs were constructed based on Korean reference data provided by Radiation Health Research Institute. In the present study, the MCNPX2.3 Monte Carlo transport code was combined with KMIRD to calculate dose conversion coefficients for photon in the energy range from 0.05 to 10 MeV. The simulated irradiation geometries are broad parallel photon beams in AP, PA, LLAT and RLAT direction. Absorbed dose conversion coefficients were compared with data calculated with MIRD5, MIRD-type phantom based on ICRP23 reference man. In some organs, the discrepancies between two phantoms amount up to nearly 30%. The effective doses conversion coefficients of KMIRD are lower than those of MIRD5. The dose discrepancies between two MIRD-type phantoms ate because of physical differences between Korean and Western, also geometric differences between two phantoms. KMIRD should be revised using the full set of Korean reference data of all organs. The developed MIRD-type Korean adult male phantom can be applied to dose assessment of internal exposure.
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KEYWORD
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radiation protection, Monte Carlo transport, MIRD-type phantom, dose conversion coefficient
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