Internal dosimetry evaluations: a computerized approach. 1986

S Hoory

A computerized approach to the average absorbed dose calculations in the standard human body is reported. For each selected radionuclide, a matrix S of the order n X n is constructed and stored in the computer. The matrix elements consist of the absorbed dose coefficients per unit cumulated activity (rad microCi-1 hr-1) for n different organs. Each element Sij of the matrix S represents the average dose contribution from a particular radionuclide uniformly distributed in the source organ j to the target organ i. Therefore, the diagonal elements of S represent the average absorbed dose contribution from each organ to itself (target to target). The different organ uptake coefficients and the biological half-lives of several elements and compounds gathered from the literature were organized and stored on the computer disk. During dosimetry evaluations, the system retrieves the physical half-life of the involved radionuclide, searches for the appropriate biophysical factors, computes the cumulated activities Ai of the n organs and then constructs the cumulated activity vector A. The estimates of the average dose absorbed in the various targets are presented by the organ dose vector D. Hence, the dosimetry evaluations of all organs may be obtained by simply multiplying the matrix S by the column vector A.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011829 Radiation Dosage The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv). Sievert Units,Dosage, Radiation,Gray Units,Gy Radiation,Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent,Dosages, Radiation,Radiation Dosages,Units, Gray,Units, Sievert
D003201 Computers Programmable electronic devices designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Calculators, Programmable,Computer Hardware,Computers, Digital,Hardware, Computer,Calculator, Programmable,Computer,Computer, Digital,Digital Computer,Digital Computers,Programmable Calculator,Programmable Calculators
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013671 Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used for the diagnosis of diseases in many tissues, particularly in the gastrointestinal system, liver, and spleen. Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid,Technetium Sulfur Colloid,Lymphoszint,Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid,Colloid, Tc-99m Sulfur,Colloid, Technetium Sulfur
D014018 Tissue Distribution Accumulation of a drug or chemical substance in various organs (including those not relevant to its pharmacologic or therapeutic action). This distribution depends on the blood flow or perfusion rate of the organ, the ability of the drug to penetrate organ membranes, tissue specificity, protein binding. The distribution is usually expressed as tissue to plasma ratios. Distribution, Tissue,Distributions, Tissue,Tissue Distributions

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