Chan Hyeong Kim et al 2008 Phys. Med. Biol. 53 4093 doi:10.1088/0031-9155/53/15/006
Chan Hyeong Kim1, Sang Hyoun Choi2, Jong Hwi Jeong1, Choonsik Lee3 and Min Suk Chung4
Show affiliationsA Korean voxel model, named 'High-Definition Reference Korean-Man (HDRK-Man)', was constructed using high-resolution color photographic images that were obtained by serially sectioning the cadaver of a 33-year-old Korean adult male. The body height and weight, the skeletal mass and the dimensions of the individual organs and tissues were adjusted to the reference Korean data. The resulting model was then implemented into a Monte Carlo particle transport code, MCNPX, to calculate the dose conversion coefficients for the internal organs and tissues. The calculated values, overall, were reasonable in comparison with the values from other adult voxel models. HDRK-Man showed higher dose conversion coefficients than other models, due to the facts that HDRK-Man has a smaller torso and that the arms of HDRK-Man are shifted backward. The developed model is believed to adequately represent average Korean radiation workers and thus can be used for more accurate calculation of dose conversion coefficients for Korean radiation workers in the future.
Issue 15 (7 August 2008)
Received 31 March 2008, in final form 30 May 2008
Published 8 July 2008
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