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Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2011 Sep 9;56(19):6359–6378. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/19/013

Table I.

Elemental composition of phantom materials and other materials in the simulation model.

No. Material Density (g/cm3) Elements (atoms/molecule)
1 Adipose (ICRU-44) 0.95 H: 1.0
C: 0.44
N: 0.0044
O: 0.15
Na: 3.8E-4
S: 2.8E-4
Cl: 2.5E-4
2 Glandular (ICRU-44) 1.02 H: 0.62
C: 0.12
N: 0. 021
O: 0.24
Na: 1.9E-5
Mg: 1.5E-5
P: 6.6E-5
S: 3.1E-4
Cl: 4.7E-4
K: 1.4E-4
Ca: 2.3E-5
Fe: 1.1E-6
Zn: 9.5E-7
3 Skin (ICRP) 1.1 H: 0.62
C: 0.12
N: 0. 021
O: 0.24
Na: 1.9E-5
Mg: 1.5E-5
P: 6.6E-5
S: 3.1E-4
Cl: 4.7E-4
K: 1.4E-4
Ca: 2.3E-5
Fe: 1.1E-6
Zn: 9.5E-7
4 Ductal Tissue (Soft Tissue ICRP) 1.0 H: 0.63
C: 0.12
N: 0. 011
O: 0.24
Na: 3.0E-4
Mg: 3.3E-5
P: 2.6E-4
S: 3.8E-4
Cl: 2.3E-4
K: 3.1E-4
Ca: 3.5E-5
Fe: 5.4E-6
Zn: 2.8E-6
5 Striated Muscle (ICRP) 1.04 H: 0.63
C: 0.064
N: 0. 016
O: 0.29
Na: 2.2E-4
Mg: 5.1E-5
P: 4.0E-4
S: 9.8E-4
K: 4.8E-4
6 Calcification 3.3 H: 2.0
O: 0.26
P: 6.0
Ca: 10
7 Selenium 4.5 Se: 1.0
8 Pyrex 2.23 B: 0.070
O: 0.64
Na: 0.023
Al: 0.0082
Si: 0.26
K: 0.0016