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Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2022. Vol. 67. № 6
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2022-67-6-51-61
N.V. Denisova
Computational Phantoms for Medical Radiology
S.A. Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Novosibirsk, Russia
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Contact person: N.V. Denisova, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
This paper provides a brief overview of the computational anthropomorphic phantoms development for research in medical imaging, radiation dosimetry and radiotherapy planning. In medical radiology, clinical research methods are limited due to the radiation exposure of patients, volunteers and researchers, so great efforts are directed to the development of a mathematical modeling method. Computational phantoms are used in simulation as virtual patients. This new way of research in medicine opens up huge opportunities in the development of high technologies. Over the past decade, several leading groups have formed in the world that have licensed families of named anthropomorphic phantoms for radiation dosimetry and radiation therapy. The review considers the work of almost all major developers of computational phantoms in the world and in Russia. Particular attention is paid to the development of computational phantoms for research in the field of medical imaging (SPECT, PET).
Keywords: nuclear medicine, computational anthropomorphic phantoms, mathematical modeling
For citation: Denisova NV. Computational Phantoms for Medical Radiology. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2022;67(6):51–61. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2022-67-6-51-61
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Article received: 20.07.2022. Accepted for publication: 25.09.2022.