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
fDate :
Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007
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;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0922-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436909
