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SU‐E‐I‐24: Design and Fabrication of a Multi‐Functional Neck and Thyroid Phantom for Medical Dosimetry and Calibration
Author(s) -
Mehdizadeh S,
Sina S,
Karimipourfard M,
Lotfalizadeh F,
Faghihi R,
Babaei A
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.4887972
Subject(s) - imaging phantom , dosimetry , thermoluminescent dosimeter , nuclear medicine , medicine , thyroid , medical imaging , brachytherapy , medical physics , biomedical engineering , radiation therapy , radiology , dosimeter
Purpose: The purpose of this study is the design and fabrication of a multipurpose anthropomorphic neck and thyroid phantom for use in medical applications (i.e. quality control of images in nuclear medicine, and dosimetry). Methods: The designed neck phantom is composed of seven elliptic cylindrical slices with semi‐major axis of 14 and semi‐minor axis of 12.5 cm, each having the thickness of 2cm. Thyroid gland, bony part of the neck, and the wind pipe were also built inside the neck phantom. Results: The phantom contains some removable plugs,inside and at its surface to accommodate the TLD chips with different shapes and dimensions, (i.e. rod, cylindrical and cubical TLD chips)for the purpose of medical dosimetry (i.e. in radiology, radiotherapy, and nuclear medicine). For the purpose of quality control of images in nuclear medicine, the removable thyroid gland was built to accommodate the radioactive iodine. The female and male thyroid glands were built in two sizes separately. Conclusion: The designed phantom is a multi‐functional phantom which is applicable for dosimetry in diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy, and quality control of images in nuclear medicine.