Absorbed fraction of alpha-particles emitted in bifurcation regions of the human tracheo-bronchial tree

D. Nikezic; K. N. Yu

doi:10.1007/s00411-003-0185-8

Author(s)

D. Nikezic
K. N. Yu

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	49-53
Journal / Publication	Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
Volume	42
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Mar 2003

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Abstract

A model for bifurcation regions of the human tracheo-bronchial tree was developed. Equations for the suffaces are given to enable calculations of doses from alpha-particles emitted in these regions. It has been found that a bifurcation region is well approximated by a quasiellipsoid. The absorbed fractions of alpha-particles emitted in bifurcation regions were calculated by the Monte Carlo method. The average absorbed fraction under the bifurcation geometry is close to that found under the cylindrical geometry in the bronchial region. In the bronchiolar region, the absorbed fractions under the bifurcation geometry are up to 20% larger than those under the cylindrical geometry. © Springer-Verlag 2003

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Absorbed fraction of alpha-particles emitted in bifurcation regions of the human tracheo-bronchial tree. / Nikezic, D.; Yu, K. N.
In: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, Vol. 42, No. 1, 03.2003, p. 49-53.

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Nikezic, D & Yu, KN 2003, 'Absorbed fraction of alpha-particles emitted in bifurcation regions of the human tracheo-bronchial tree', Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 49-53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-003-0185-8

Nikezic, D., & Yu, K. N. (2003). Absorbed fraction of alpha-particles emitted in bifurcation regions of the human tracheo-bronchial tree. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 42(1), 49-53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-003-0185-8

Nikezic D, Yu KN. Absorbed fraction of alpha-particles emitted in bifurcation regions of the human tracheo-bronchial tree. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 2003 Mar;42(1):49-53. doi: 10.1007/s00411-003-0185-8

Nikezic, D. ; Yu, K. N. / Absorbed fraction of alpha-particles emitted in bifurcation regions of the human tracheo-bronchial tree. In: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 2003 ; Vol. 42, No. 1. pp. 49-53.