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A Prospective Study for the Dose Calculation of the Thyroid and Salivary Glands for Prostate Cancer Patients
(Georgetown University, 2023)Studies involving dose to the thyroid for medical treatments have not been documented in recent years despite the increase in treatment via nuclear medicine to treat various cancers. Most thyroid dose calculations have ... -
Estimation of Peak Skin Dose and Its Relation to the Size-Specific Dose Estimate
(Georgetown University, 2022)The study tests the concept that the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) and the Computed Tomography Dose Index volume (CTDIvol) have a significant association with the peak skin dose (PSD). To determine the relationship ... -
Determining Albedo Neutron Dose Using LiF: MCP and a Dose Calculation Algorithm
(Georgetown University, 2022)Thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD) techniques employing lithium fluoride doped with magnesium and titanium (LiF:Mg,Ti) (commonly known as TLD 100) has been widely used in many laboratories for occupational dose monitoring, ... -
Radiation Dose to the Lens of the Eye in US Navy Medical Workers
(Georgetown University, 2021)In 2012, the International Committee for Radiation Protection (ICRP) published a report recommending a change in the allowable lens dose equivalent from 150 mSv per year to 20 mSv per year averaged over five years not to ... -
Trends in External Radiation Exposure among the U.S Navy Medical Personnel Working in Nuclear Medicine Departments from 2003 to 2020
(Georgetown University, 2021)Objectives: To assess trends in external occupational exposure of nuclear medicine (NM) workers from United States Navy (USN) medical centers from 2003 to 2020 and compare them with previously published data on NM workers ...