introduction: attenuation correction is a useful process for improving myocardial perfusion spect and is dependent on activity and distribution of attenuation coefficients in the body (attenuation map). attenuation artifacts are a common problem in myocardial perfusion spect. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of attenuation correction using different attenuation maps and different...

Introduction: The present study is aimed to design and develop a tissue-equivalent pelvic phantom, mimicking the Indian female pelvic dimensions by means of locally available and cost-effective tissue substitutes having equivalent radiological properties. Materials and Methods: For the purpose of the study, the real female pelvic bones were embedded for preparation. Paraffin wax, Aloe-vera powd...

objective: the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of tissue composition on dose distribution in electron beam radiotherapy. methods : a siemens primus linear accelerator and a phantom were simulated using mcnpx monte carlo code. in a homogeneous cylindrical phantom, six types of soft tissue and three types of tissue-equivalent materials were investigated. the tissues included muscle (s...

Introduction: One of scientific concern is increasing of unwanted neutron dose to the patient, in head and neck radiation therapy due to the presence of some isotopes in dental restorations and head of medical linac. The aim of this study is to measure the equivalent dose of thermal and fast neutron due to head of Siemens Primus Linac and a healthy tooth, Amalgam, Ni-Cr alloy a...

This study aims to give data concrning phantom material made in Iran i'rom a natural rubber which is used for obtaining calibration data for patient dose measurements in nuclear medicine applications of radionuclides for therapy and diagnosis. Is showed to be a tissue equivalent material cheap (25000 Rials the material itself and 35000 Rials the process of casting and moulding etc.), easi...

It would be useful to develop a tissue equivalent gel to improve the uniformity of the electromagnetic field in the human body, and for making a tissue equivalent dielectric human phantom. In this study, solid type, water based gelatin-honey gels were developed which have the electrical characteristics of skin tissue. It was demonstrated that a stable and homogeneous gel, with a relative dielec...

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of tissue composition on dose distribution in electron beam radiotherapy.Methods: A Siemens Primus linear accelerator and a phantom were simulated using MCNPX Monte Carlo code. In a homogeneous cylindrical phantom, six types of soft tissue and three types of tissue-equivalent materials were investigated. The tissues included muscle (ske...

this study aims to give data concrning phantom material made in iran i'rom a natural rubber which is used for obtaining calibration data for patient dose measurements in nuclear medicine applications of radionuclides for therapy and diagnosis.is showed to be a tissue equivalent material cheap (25000 rials the material itself and 35000 rials the process of casting and moulding etc.), easily avai...