Table 1.
MCNPX model resolution characteristics, scan lengths, and D w for GSF/ICRP phantom models and five patient models used in this investigation
| Name | Age | Gender | In‐plane resolution | Image slices | Lateral width (mm) | Anterior–posterior width (mm) | Slice thickness (mm) | Scan length (cm) | D w (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peds2a | 7 days | Male | 128 × 128 | 30 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 12.6 |
| Peds1a | 7 weeks | Male | 128 × 128 | 24 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 10.6 |
| Baby | 8 weeks | Female | 67 × 69 | 142 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| Peds3a | 21 months | Female | 128 × 128 | 36 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 16.7 | 15.6 |
| Peds5a | 23 months | Male | 128 × 128 | 30 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 14.8 | 17.1 |
| Peds4a | 2 yr | Male | 128 × 128 | 30 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 14.5 | 15.7 |
| Child | 7 yr | Female | 64 × 64 | 144 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 14.8 | 17.2 |
| Helga | 28 yr | Female | 64 × 64 | 114 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 18.2 |
| Irene | 32 yr | Female | 66 × 66 | 348 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 15.8 | 17.1 |
| Golem | 38 yr | Male | 64 × 64 | 220 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 15.6 | 18.3 |
| Visible human | 38 yr | Male | 64 × 64 | 250 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 15.3 | 19.6 |
| Regina | 38 yr | Female | 75 × 69 | 348 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 17.1 | 19.9 |
| Donna | 40 yr | Female | 64 × 64 | 179 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 16.5 | 18.7 |
| Rex | 43 yr | Male | 64 × 64 | 222 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 20.2 |
| Frank | 48 yr | Male | 64 × 64 | 193 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 21.8 | 19.2 |
Indicates a voxelized patient model created from image data obtained from clinically indicated scans.