Table 2.
Source organs simulated in the newborn phantom. Sources and acronyms from ICRP Publication 110 were used (ICRP 2009).
| Acronym | Source Region | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adipose | Adipose/residual tissue | |
| Adrenals | RAdrenal + LAdrenal | |
| AI | Alveolar-interstitium | Left (L) + right (R) lungs used as surrogate tissue. |
| AV | Large arteries and veins | |
| Blood | Whole body blood | Weighted average of miscellaneous source regions. Male (M) and female (F) specific source. |
| Brain | Brain | |
| Brchiole-f | Bronchioles fast | L + R lungs used as surrogate tissue. |
| Brchiole-s | Bronchioles slow | Equal to Brchiole-f. |
| Brchiole-b | Bronchioles bound | Equal to Brchiole-f. |
| Brchiole-q | Bronchioles sequestered | Equal to Brchiole-f. |
| Breast | Breast-a + Breast-g | M + F specific source. |
| Bronch | Bronchi only | |
| Bronchi-f | Bronchi fast | Weighted average of bronchi and trachea. |
| Bronchi-s | Bronchi slow | Equal to Bronchi-f. |
| Bronchi-b | Bronchi bound | Equal to Bronchi-f. |
| Bronchi-q | Bronchi sequestered | Equal to Bronchi-f. |
| Bronchial | Bronchial region | L + R lungs, bronchi, and trachea. |
| Cartilage | Cartilage | Weighted average of Cartilage-b and Cartilage-o. |
| Cartilage-b | Bone-associated cartilage | Cartilage part of the developing skeleton only found in the newborn. |
| Cartilage-o | Other cartilage | Cartilage common to most ages. |
| C-bone-S | Cortical bone mineral surface | Equal to C-bone-V. |
| C-bone-V | Cortical bone mineral volume | |
| Colon-cont | Colon contents | Weighted average of LC-cont, RC-cont, and RSig-cont. |
| Colon-wall | Colon wall | Weighted average of LC-wall, RC-wall, and RSig-wall. |
| ET | Extrathoracic region | Weighted average of ET1-sur and ET2-sur. |
| ET1-sur | Surface of anterior nasal passages | |
| ET2-sur | Surface of posterior nasal passages + pharynx |
|
| ET2-seq | Sequestered ET2 region | Equal to ET2-sur. |
| Eye-lens | Lenses of eye | |
| GB-cont | Gall bladder contents | |
| GB-wall | Gall bladder wall | |
| Ht-cont | Blood in heart | |
| Ht-wall | Heart wall | |
| Kidney-C | RKidney cortex + LKidney cortex | |
| Kidney-M | RKidney medulla + LKidney medulla |
|
| Kidney-P | RKidney pelvis + LKidney pelvis | |
| Kidneys | RKidney + LKidney | Weighted average of Kidney-C, Kidney-M, and Kidney-P. |
| LC-cont | Left colon contents | |
| LC-wall | Left colon wall | |
| Liver | Liver | |
| LN-ET | Lymph nodes in ET region | M + F specific source. |
| LN-Th | Lymph nodes in thoracic region | M + F specific source. |
| Lymph | Lymph nodes, except LN-ET + LN- TH |
M + F specific source. |
| LN-Total | All lymph node regions | Weighted average of LN-ET, LN-TH, and other Lymph. M + F specific source. |
| Lungs | RLung + LLung | |
| Marrow | Bone marrow | |
| Muscle | Muscle | |
| Oesophagus-f | Oesophagus fast | Equal to Oesophagus. |
| Oesophagus-s | Oesophagus slow | Equal to Oesophagus. |
| Oesophagus | Oesophagus wall | |
| Ovaries | ROvary + LOvary | |
| Pancreas | Pancreas | |
| P-gland | Pituitary gland | |
| Prostate | Prostate | |
| RC-cont | Right colon contents | |
| RC-wall | Right colon wall | |
| ROB | Rest of body | Miscellaneous tissues used in the blood source. M + F specific source. |
| RSig-cont | Rectosigmoid colon contents | |
| RSig-wall | Rectosigmoid colon wall | |
| S-glands | Salivary glands | Parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual salivary glands. |
| SI-cont | Small intestine contents | |
| SI-wall | Small intestine wall | |
| Skin | Skin | |
| Sp-cord | Spinal cord | |
| Spleen | Spleen | |
| St-cont | Stomach contents | |
| St-wall | Stomach wall | |
| S-tissue | Soft tissue (T-body - mineral bone) | T-body minus mineral bone sources. M + F specific source. |
| T-body | Total body tissues (total body minus contents of walled organs) |
Weighted average of all unique soft tissue sources minus contents of walled organs. M + F specific source. |
| T-bone-S | Trabecular bone mineral surface | |
| T-bone-V | Trabecular bone mineral volume | |
| Testes | Testes | |
| Thymus | Thymus | |
| Thyroid | Thyroid | |
| Trachea | Trachea | |
| UB-cont | Urinary bladder contents | M + F specific source. |
| UB-wall | Urinary bladder wall | M + F specific source. |
| Uterus | Uterus/cervix |