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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2021.15.7.1041

Evaluation of Effective Dose with National Diagnostic Reference Level using Monte-Carlo Simulation  

Lee, Seung-Youl (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health & Medical Sciences, Cheongju University)
Seoung, Youl-Hun (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health & Medical Sciences, Cheongju University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.15, no.7, 2021 , pp. 1041-1047 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the effective dose for frequently general radiography among the diagnostic reference level (DRL) for examinations provided by the government in Korea was evaluated using the Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended (MCNPX) simulation tool. We were selected to evaluate for a total of 5 examination sites which included head anterior-posterior, chest (posterior-anterior, lateral), abdomen anterior-posterior and pelvis anterior-posterior. Physical conditions such as tube voltage and tube current used in MCNPX simulation were used in domestic conditions of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). To evaluate domestic medical radiation exposure, we used the HDRK-Man computerized human phantom manufactured based on the international standard ICRP 103 that was applied to the MCNPX simulation. The phantom could represent the standard body shape of Koreans. As a results, the effective dose corresponding to the DRL based on adult males of head anterior-posterior position was 0.086 mSv, chest posterior-anterior position was 0.05 mSv, chest lateral was 0.354 mSv, abdomen anterior-posterior position was 0.548 mSv, and pelvis anterior-posterior position was 0.451 mSv.
Keywords
Monte-Carlo Simulation; General radiography; Diagnostic reference level; Effective dose;
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