Title
Dosimetry for total body irradiation of rhesus monkeys with 300 kV X- rays
Author
Zoetelief, J.
Wagemaker, G.
Broerse, J.J.
Centrum voor Stralingsbescherming en Dosimetrie TNO
Publication year
1998
Abstract
Purpose: To obtain more accurate information on the dose distribution in rhesus monkeys for total body irradiation with orthovoltage X-rays. Materials and methods: Dose measurements were performed with an ionization chamber inside homogeneous cylindrical and rectangular phantoms of various dimensions and in phantoms containing lung-equivalent material. The irradiations were carried out with reference to a monitor ionization chamber placed alongside the phantom or the irradiation cage. Results: Correction factors for mass and lung dose relative to the average close in a homogeneous reference phantom, showed linear relationships with the effective diameter of the monkey. The lung close correction factor relative to the homogeneous phantom was about 1.12 for a 3.5 kg monkey. The stated values for the average absorbed dose in the animal of standard weight should be multiplied by a factor of 0.93 for experiments performed before 1983. All publications on total body irradiations of monkeys at TNO after 1983 contain the corrected dose values. Conclusion: Dose distributions are reported for phantoms of different diameters and of cylindrical or rectangular shape. The new dosimetry has also resulted in a revised statement of the LD50 for the occurrence of bone marrow syndrome after X-irradiation; 4.9 Gy instead of 5.3 Gy.
Subject
Animals
Body Constitution
Body Weight
Bone Marrow
Gamma Rays
Lung
Macaca mulatta
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Radiometry
Whole-Body Irradiation
X-Rays
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/095530098141654
TNO identifier
234586
ISSN
0955-3002
Source
International Journal of Radiation Biology, 74 (2), 265-272
Document type
article