Table 1.
Summary of materials used in the Monte Carlo simulation model
| Material | Density (g/cm3) |
H | C | N | Chemical composition (% by mass) | K | Other | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | Na | P | S | Cl | |||||||
| Air | 1.21×10−3 | 0.01 | 75.5 | 23.2 | 1.3 (Ar) | ||||||
| Soft tissuea | 1.03 | 10.5 | 25.6 | 2.7 | 60.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Brainb | 1.04 | 10.7 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 71.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| GI tract/intestinesc | 1.03 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 75.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Heartd | 1.06 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 73.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 (Fe) |
| Kidneye | 1.04 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 77.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Liverf | 1.06 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 3.0 | 71.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Lung tissueg | 0.26 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 74.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Mammary glandh | 1.06 | 10.2 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 69.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Ovaryb | 1.05 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 76.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Pancreasb | 1.04 | 10.6 | 16.9 | 2.2 | 69.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Skinb | 1.09 | 10.0 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 64.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Spleenb | 1.06 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 74.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Testesb | 1.04 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 76.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Thyroidb | 1.05 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 74.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 (I) |
| Urinary bladderi | 1.04 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 76.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Cortical bonej (0 y) | 1.65 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 45.4 | 10.1 | 0.2 (Mg) 20.1 (Ca) |
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| Cortical bonej (1 y) | 1.66 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 45.4 | 10.1 | 0.2 (Mg) 20.1 (Ca) |
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| Cortical bonej (5 y) | 1.70 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 45.4 | 10.1 | 0.2 (Mg) 20.1 (Ca) |
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| Cortical bonej (10 y) | 1.75 | 3.9 | 15.8 | 4.4 | 45.0 | 9.8 | 0.2 (Mg) 20.9 (Ca) |
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| Cortical bonej (15 y) | 1.80 | 3.9 | 15.8 | 4.4 | 45.0 | 9.8 | 0.2 (Mg) 20.9 (Ca) |
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| Red marrow | 1.03 | 10.5 | 41.4 | 3.4 | 43.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 (Fe) | |
| Yellow marrow | 0.98 | 11.5 | 64.4 | 0.7 | 23.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
a
ICRU 46, Appendix A adult ICRU-44 male
b
ICRU 46, Appendix A adult
c
ICRU 46, Appendix A adult GI tract
d
ICRU 46, Appendix A adult blood-filled
e
ICRU 46, Appendix A child 2 years
f
ICRU 46, Appendix A adult healthy
g
ICRU 46, Appendix A adult healthy inflated
h
ICRU 46, Appendix A breast-mammary gland adult #3
i
ICRU 46, Appendix A adult empty
j
ICRP 70, Table 27
Ar argon, C carbon, Ca calcium, Cl chlorine, Fe iron, H Hydrogen, I iodine, K potassium, Mg magnesium, N nitrogen, Na sodium, O oxygen, P phosphorus, S sulfur