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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2012.12.06.346

Monte Carlo Simulation for the Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose on Newborn and Infants  

Kim, Sang-Tae (한려대학교 방사선학과)
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Abstract
Radiation dose estimation on the newborn and infants during radiation examinations, unlike for the adults, is not actively being progressed. Therefore, as an index to present exposure dose during radiation examinations on newborn and infants, entrance skin dose was measured, and the result was compared with results of monte carlo simulation to raise reproducibility of entrance skin dose measurement, and it was proved that various geometry implementation was possible. The resulting values through monte carlo simulation was estimated using normalization factors for entrance skin dose to calibrate radiation dose and then normalized to a unit X ray radiation field size. Average entrance skin dose per one time exposure was $78.41{\mu}Gy$ and the percentage error between measurement by dosimeter and by monte carlo simulation was found to be -4.77%. Entrance skin dose assessment by monte carlo simulation provides possible alternative method in difficult entrance skin dose estimation for the newborn and infants who visit hospital for actual diagnosis.
Keywords
Newborn; Infants; Entrance Skin Dose; Measurement; Monte Carlo Simulation;
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