DocumentCode
469838
Title
Monte Carlo modeling of a triple photon energy absorptiometry technique
Author
Darafsheh, Arash ; Kamali-Asl, Alireza ; Aghamiri, S. Mahmoud Reza
Author_Institution
Shahid Beheshti Univ., Tehran
Volume
5
fYear
2007
fDate
Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007
Firstpage
3631
Lastpage
3634
Abstract
Monte Carlo simulation has been conducted to explore the possibilities of triple photon energy absorptiometry (TPA) in the measurement of bone mineral content. The purpose of this technique is to correct the measured bone mineral density for fat and soft tissues. The same simulations have been done for a dual photon energy absorptiometry (DPA) system and an extended DPA system. The simulation results showed that the TPA system has not enough accuracy to be considered as an adequate method for measurement of bone mineral density.
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; biomedical measurement; bone; densitometry; Monte Carlo modeling; bone mineral density measurement; dual photon energy absorptiometry; fat tissue; soft tissue; triple photon energy absorptiometry; Attenuation; Biological tissues; Bones; Density measurement; Energy measurement; Equations; Humans; Length measurement; Minerals; Monte Carlo methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
1095-7863
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0922-8
Electronic_ISBN
1095-7863
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436909
Filename
4436909
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