Estimation of the Dose Distribution Within, and Total Dose To, the Body of an Acutely Overexposed Person
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Health Physics
- Vol. 41 (1) , 77-81
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198107000-00008
Abstract
In a case of accidental overexposure of a person, it is important to obtain a reliable value of the whole body dose as well as of the dose distribution within the body. Any follow-up treatment based only on the clinical effects as and when they appear, may result in insufficient or even erroneous therapy. In this respect knowledge of total dose and its distribution within the body may be a valuable aid in deciding on the follow-up treatment, taking into account the latent nature of the clinical effects. In this article the calculated whole body dose and its distribution within the body of a person overexposed to a 192Ir radiography source, are compared to experimentally determined values. In both cases the calculated values prove to be of sufficient accuracy to serve as an aid in decisions on the follow-up treatment.Keywords
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