Reevaluation of (241)Am content in the USTUR case 0102 leg phantom.

Abstract:

:The (241)Am contents in the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries' (USTUR) case 0102 leg phantom were previously estimated to be 1,243 ± 11 Bq. Recent analysis of the computed tomography images of the phantom revealed multiple bone structures missing from various regions of the phantom skeleton including: posterior ilium, anterior ilium, ischium, femur proximal end, femur middle shaft, femur distal end, patella, tibia distal shaft, fibula distal shaft, and fibula distal end. Additionally, the fifth metatarsal and all of the fifth-digit phalanges were found to be completely missing from the foot. A three-dimensional (3D) model of the leg phantom was created using 3D-Doctor software. Volumes of missing bone structures were outlined separately based on the anatomical assessment of those structures. Weights of the missing bone samples were calculated. Consequently, the value of total( 241)Am activity in the USTUR leg phantom is 1,218 ± 11 Bq. This activity is about 2.0% less than the previously published value of 1,243 ± 11 Bq. External gamma detector response was simulated considering both activity values (1,243 and 1,218 Bq) across the five different locations along the USTUR leg phantom: foot, middle leg, knee, middle thigh, and hip. Each counting position was chosen such that it was above the missing bone structure locations. The highest difference observed between the two counting efficiencies (each corresponding to the two different quantities of estimated activity) was 8.2% and 9.4% for locations above the foot and middle thigh, respectively. Other counting locations (middle leg, knee, and hip) showed efficiency variations of about 1%.

journal_name

Health Phys

journal_title

Health physics

authors

Tabatadze G,Brey RR,Kramer GH,Capello K,Meldrum DJ

doi

10.1097/hp.0b013e318269bf81

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-01-01 00:00:00

pages

9-14

issue

1

eissn

0017-9078

issn

1538-5159

journal_volume

104

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