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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2004 111(1):65-71; doi:10.1093/rpd/nch362
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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Vol. 111, No. 1 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved

Analysis of localised dose distribution in human body by Monte Carlo code system for photon irradiation

S. Ohnishi1,*, N. Odano1, N. Nariyama2 and K. Saito3

1 National Maritime Research Institute, 6-38-1 Shinkawa, Mitaka-si, Tokyo, 181-0004, Japan
2 Japan Synchrotoron Radiation Research Institute, Kouto 1-1-1, Mikazuki Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
3 Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, 2-4 Shirakatashirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan

* Corresponding author: sohnishi{at}nmri.go.jp

In usual personal dosimetry, whole body irradiation is assumed. However, the opportunity of partial irradiation is increasing and the tendencies of protection quantities caused under those irradiation conditions are different. The code system has been developed and effective dose and organ absorbed doses have been calculated in the case of horizontal narrow photon beam irradiated from various directions at three representative body sections, 40, 50 and 60 cm originating from the top of the head. This work covers 24 beam directions, each 15° angle ranging from 0° to 345°, three energy levels, 45 keV, 90 keV and 1.25 MeV, and three beam diameters of 1, 2 and 4 cm. These results show that the beam injected from diagonally front or other specific direction causes peak dose in the case of partial irradiation.


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