Development of a mouse computational model for MCNPx based on Digimouse (r) images and dosimetric assays

Autor: Bruno Melo Mendes, Iassudara Garcia de Almeida, Bruno Machado Trindade, Telma Cristina Ferreira Fonseca, Tarcísio Passos Ribeiro de Campos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 53, Iss 1 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2175-9790
DOI: 10.1590/s2175-97902017000116092
Popis: ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to create and test a new mice 3D-voxel phantom named DM_BRA for mice and human first-estimation radiopharmaceutical dosimetry. Previously, the article reviews the state-of-art in animal model development. Images from Digimouse CT database were used in the segmentation and on the generation of the voxelized phantom. Simulations for validation of the DM_BRA model was performed at 0.015, 0.1, 0.5, 1 and 4 MeV photons with heart-source. Specific Absorbed Fractions (SAF) data were compared with literature data. The organ masses of DM_BRA correlated well with existing models based on the same dataset; however, few small organ masses hold significant variations. The SAF data in most simulated cases were statistically equal to a significant level of 0.01 to the reference data.
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