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Title NONHOMOGENEOUS PHANTOM WHICH SIMULATES THE HUMAN BODY AND USE OF THIS PHANTOM IN RADIATION MEASUREMENT
Creator/Author Nikl, I.
Publication Date1960 Aug 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 4062774
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationMagyar Radiol.; Vol: 12: No. 3
Research OrgMAV Hospital, Budapest;and Central Polyclinic, Budapest
SubjectBIOLOGY AND MEDICINE; MEASURED VALUES; MOCKUP; PARAFFIN; PHANTOMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; TISSUES; X RADIATION
Description/Abstract To ensure more exact measurement of radiation dosage, a phantom was constructed using a paraffin-soaked human skeleton as the armature. The fleshy pants of the body were molded from a paraffin composition, while the lungs were made of pressed corkwood. This phantom shows the same x-ray absorption as human tissue up to a dosage of 200 kilovolts. Tbe x-ray pictures obtained proved to be identical with those taken of humans. Comparative measurements showed that the nonhomogenous phantom is quite reliable for the determination of radiation dosage administered either to the surface or deep inside. The phantom is also useful in gauging the intensity of radiation needed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and makes a good medium for investigating radiation protection measures. (TCO)
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 133-41
System Entry Date2001 Jun 03

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