1. Development of a realistic 3D printed eye lens dosemeter using CAD integrated with Monte Carlo simulation
- Author
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V.S.M. Barros, R Kramer, Viviane K. Asfora, V F Cassola, João Victor Costa, Helen J. Khoury, Marcos Ely Almeida Andrade, and Matheus Fernando Santos
- Subjects
genetic structures ,Computer science ,0206 medical engineering ,Monte Carlo method ,3D printing ,CAD ,02 engineering and technology ,computer.software_genre ,Radiation Dosage ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Optics ,Radiation Protection ,Radiation Monitoring ,Lens, Crystalline ,Dosimetry ,Computer Aided Design ,Humans ,Computer Simulation ,General Nursing ,Dosimeter ,business.industry ,Equivalent dose ,020601 biomedical engineering ,eye diseases ,Printing, Three-Dimensional ,sense organs ,Radiation protection ,business ,computer ,Monte Carlo Method ,Algorithms - Abstract
Recent epidemiological studies suggested to lower the threshold dose for radiation induced cataract in the eye lens. Therefore, eye lens radiation protection became to play a more important role in personal dosimetry. The main objective of this work is to propose a new methodology for prototyping and benchmarking of an eye lens dosiemter based on the equivalent dose to the sensitive part of the eye lens, using CAD Software and Geant 4 Monte Carlo simulations with mesh modeling and 3D printing. A 3D printed dosimeter was type tested based on IEC 62387:2012, in terms of energy and angular dependence for the measurements of Hp(3). The results show that the methodology employed is suitable for the development of new eye lens dosimeters.
- Published
- 2021