Published March 2008
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Journal article
Finger doses received during 99mTc injections calculated with GEANT4
- 1. Chonbuk National University, Jeonju (Korea, Republic of)
Description
To estimate the finger dose absorbed by 99mTc injection, simulations are carried out to calculate the dose equivalent of each finger per second with radioactivity of 370 MBq, based on the GEANT4 simulator. For the 99mTc source of the volume of 0.4mL and the radioactivity of 370 MBq, we obtained the dose equivalent of the right thumb (0.29 μSv · sec-1), the right index finger (1.19 μSv · sec -1), the right middle finger (1.07 μSv · sec-1), the left thumb (4.36 μSv · sec-1), and the left index finger (3.37 μSv · sec -1), respectively. This simulation results may serve as a useful data in the prediction of finger dose absorbed by 99mTc injection
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radiation Protection
- Journal Volume
- 33
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- 14 refs, 4 figs, 5 tabs
- Journal Page Range
- p. 41-46
- ISSN
- 0253-4231
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 40108527
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSE RATES; FINGERS; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION SOURCES; SIMULATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ARMS; BODY; DOSES; HANDS; LIMBS