A review on fetal dose in radiotherapy: a historical to contemporary perspective

YM Wong, CWY Koh, KS Lew, CGA Chua, W Nei… - Physica Medica, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to review on fetal dose in radiotherapy and extends and updates on a
previous work 1 to include proton therapy. Out-of-field doses, which are the doses received …

Mortality among individuals exposed to atomic bomb radiation in utero: 1950–2012

H Sugiyama, M Misumi, R Sakata, AV Brenner… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
We examined the mortality risks among 2463 individuals who were exposed in utero to
atomic bomb radiation in Hiroshima or Nagasaki in August 1945 and were followed from …

Assessment of fetal dose and health effect to the fetus from breast cancer radiotherapy during pregnancy

P Suwanbut, T Liamsuwan, D Nantajit, W Masa-Nga… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Decision for radiotherapy during the first trimester of pregnancy may occur, as patients may
not realize their pregnancy at the very early stage. Since radiation dose can affect fetal …

Japanese pediatric and adult atomic bomb survivor dosimetry: potential improvements using the J45 phantom series and modern Monte Carlo transport

KT Griffin, T Sato, S Funamoto, K Chizhov… - Radiation and …, 2022 - Springer
The radiation exposure estimates for the atomic bomb survivors at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
have evolved over the past several decades, reflecting a constant strive by the Radiation …

Fetal atomic bomb survivor dosimetry using the J45 series of pregnant female phantoms with realistic survivor exposure scenarios: comparisons to dose estimates in …

CJ Paulbeck, T Sato, S Funamoto, C Lee… - Radiation and …, 2023 - Springer
A significant source of information on radiation-induced biological effects following in-utero
irradiation stems from studies of atomic bomb survivors who were pregnant at the time of …

Construction of a digital fetus library for radiation dosimetry

S Qu, T Xie, ML Giger, X Mao, H Zaidi - Medical Physics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Accurate estimations of fetal absorbed dose and radiation risks are crucial for
radiation protection and important for radiological imaging research owing to the high …

Development and validation of the low‐cost pregnant female physical phantom for fetal dosimetry in MV photon radiotherapy

V Kopačin, H Brkić, A Ivković… - Journal of applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Monte Carlo (MC) simulations or measurements in anthropomorphic
phantoms are recommended for estimating fetal dose in pregnant patients in radiotherapy …

Dosimetric impact of a new computational voxel phantom series for the Japanese atomic bomb survivors: methodological improvements and organ dose response …

T Sato, S Funamoto, C Paulbeck, K Griffin… - Radiation …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Owing to recent advances in computational dosimetry tools, an update is warranted for the
dosimetry system for atomic bomb survivors that was established by the Joint US Japan …

Chromosome aberrations among atomic-bomb survivors exposed in utero: updated analysis accounting for revised radiation doses and smoking

J Cologne, H Sugiyama, K Hamasaki… - Radiation and …, 2022 - Springer
A previous study of peripheral blood lymphocyte translocations around age 40 among
atomic-bomb survivors exposed in utero revealed no overall association with radiation dose …

Development of a computational pregnant female phantom and calculation of fetal dose during a photon breast radiotherapy

V Kopacin, M Kasabasic, D Faj… - Radiology and …, 2022 - sciendo.com
Background. The incidence of carcinoma during pregnancy is reported to be 1: 1000–1:
1500 pregnancies with the breast carcinoma being the most commonly diagnosed. Since …