The varied radiological applications of tissue equivalent (TE) materials encompass quality
checks, diagnostic imaging, and dose evaluations. However, the availability of compounds …

Physical phantoms are used to optimize various imaging modalities (eg computed
tomography) in terms of X-ray image quality and absorbed dose. In this regard, this study …

Children have a greater risk of develo** lifetime cancer and other biological effects from
ionizing radiation exposure than adults. The aim of this study was to measure the absorbed …

This study investigates the applicability of cost-effective and commercially available
polyester and epoxy resins as alternative materials for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in …

In this study, a novel anthropomorphic head phantom for quantitative image quality
assessment in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is proposed. The phantom is …

This study develops novel brain-equivalent materials for radiation dosimetry using epoxy
resin combined with sodium bicarbonate or acetone as fillers. The composites, cured for …

The main aim of this study was to establish a cost-effective tissue-equivalent material for
phantom fabrication. Effective atomic numbers (Z eff) and effective electron densities (N eff) …

Purpose: Characterization of soft tissue, water and air in terms of effective atomic number (Z
eff) with respect to the interactions of hadrons, leptons and isotopes of hydrogen. Method …

This study presents the design and validation of a neonatal head phantom using innovative
heterogeneous composite materials customized to replicate the X-ray attenuation properties …

A method for minimizing organ dose during computed tomography examinations is the use
of shielding to protect superficial organs. There are some scientific reports that usage of …