Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte Carlo
This study presents a computational model of exposure of a patient, cardiologist and a nurse in a typical scenario of cardiac interventional procedures. In this case, a set of conversion coefficients (CC) for effective dose (E) in terms of the kerma-area product (KAP) was calculated for the individu...
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Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)
2017-04-01
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| description | This study presents a computational model of exposure of a patient, cardiologist and a nurse in a typical scenario of cardiac interventional procedures. In this case, a set of conversion coefficients (CC) for effective dose (E) in terms of the kerma-area product (KAP) was calculated for the individuals involved, using seven different energy spectra and eight beam projections. We also calculated the CC for the skin entrance dose (ESD) of the patient normalized by PKA. All individuals were represented by anthropomorphic computer simulators embedded in a radiation transport code based on Monte Carlo simulation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf930170594d4bd28ca3b45218dca3412025-08-20T03:27:26ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122017-04-015110.15392/bjrs.v5i1.231174Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte CarloWilliam Souza Santos0UFU; IPEN/CNEN-SPThis study presents a computational model of exposure of a patient, cardiologist and a nurse in a typical scenario of cardiac interventional procedures. In this case, a set of conversion coefficients (CC) for effective dose (E) in terms of the kerma-area product (KAP) was calculated for the individuals involved, using seven different energy spectra and eight beam projections. We also calculated the CC for the skin entrance dose (ESD) of the patient normalized by PKA. All individuals were represented by anthropomorphic computer simulators embedded in a radiation transport code based on Monte Carlo simulation.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/231 |
| spellingShingle | William Souza Santos Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte Carlo Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences |
| title | Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte Carlo |
| title_full | Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte Carlo |
| title_fullStr | Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte Carlo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte Carlo |
| title_short | Avaliação das exposições dos envolvidos em procedimentos Intervencionistas usando método Monte Carlo |
| title_sort | avaliacao das exposicoes dos envolvidos em procedimentos intervencionistas usando metodo monte carlo |
| url | https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/231 |
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