Mathematical skin phantoms were created using surface area and height specifications from International Commission on Radiological Protection Publication 89. Simulations were conducted using Monte Carlo radiation transport code using newborn, 1-y-old, 5-y-old, 10-y-old, 15-y-old, and adult phantoms for 22 photon-emitting radionuclides. Exposure rate coefficient data were employed in a case study simulating the radionuclide inventory for a 17 × 17 Westinghouse pressurized water reactor, following three burn-up cycles.
The resulting data can be used as calibration standards for triage efforts in emergency response protocols resulting in populations with external contamination. This work was conducted under the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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