Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Wes Hitt, Physics and Engineering Science
Major
Engineering Science
Presentation Abstract
Leipzig applicators are tools used to administer brachytherapy, which is a treatment for skin cancer that is typically used when it occurs on the face of the patient. This treatment requires the patient to have lead shielding over their eyes to protect the sensitive lenses. This study is in the progress of modeling this scenario in order to determine the radiation dose delivered to the patient’s eyes due to the lead shielding. This is being done in a Monte Carlo computational radiation transport program, EGS (Electron Gamma Shower,) which was previously unable to handle mesh computational phantoms. After working with the developers of the program, users are now able to utilize ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) mesh phantoms in order to measure doses delivered to the human body.
Start Date
12-4-2023 4:00 PM
End Date
12-4-2023 6:00 PM
Disciplines
Engineering Science and Materials
Recommended Citation
Davis, Julianna, "Leipzig Applicator Dose Study Progress and Mesh Computational Phantoms" (2023). Undergraduate Research Competition. 65.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2023/fullconference/65
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Leipzig Applicator Dose Study Progress and Mesh Computational Phantoms
Leipzig applicators are tools used to administer brachytherapy, which is a treatment for skin cancer that is typically used when it occurs on the face of the patient. This treatment requires the patient to have lead shielding over their eyes to protect the sensitive lenses. This study is in the progress of modeling this scenario in order to determine the radiation dose delivered to the patient’s eyes due to the lead shielding. This is being done in a Monte Carlo computational radiation transport program, EGS (Electron Gamma Shower,) which was previously unable to handle mesh computational phantoms. After working with the developers of the program, users are now able to utilize ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) mesh phantoms in order to measure doses delivered to the human body.