NCINM: a computational phantom-based dosimetry tool for patients undergoing nuclear medicine procedures

Conclusions: A good agreement was observed between iodine-131 S values calculated on realistic phantoms: the NCI phantom series vs. the ICRP 110 reference phantoms. Greater differences were, however, revealed in S values between the NCI phantoms (NCINM) and the stylized phantoms (OLINDA), especially for cross-irradiation, which emphasizes the impact of realistic human anatomy models on S values. The program will be useful for epidemiologic studies of risk and patient dose monitoring in nuclear medicine procedures. We are incorporating the S values based on the ICRP reference pediatric and adult phantoms into NCINM and plan to release the program free of charge for research purpose.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Tags: Dosimetry Posters Source Type: research