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Lung dosimetry of inhaled alpha-emitters is performed with complex models in scientific research work, while calculations for practical applications in radiation protection are use equations with simple multiplicative factors. Because of the many parameters involved in lung dose calculations and the variation of exposure conditions the use of such factors is not an appropriate way to get reliable information about radiation risks. The wide spread of computer systems and the fact that computers are very powerful nowadays makes it possible to do more sophisticated calculations with a computersystem. Basic requirements for practical applications of dosimetric models is the simplicity in handling and performing the calculations. The use of a computer system allows to do calculations with a preprogrammed model by defining and adapting only the relevant parameters. The structure of the model and the implementation on small computers as well as the parameters involved in lung dosimetry are discussed in this paper.
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Daschil, F., Hofmann, W. Lung dose calculations for inhaled alpha emitters using personal computers. Acta Physica Hungarica 59, 23–26 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03055178
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03055178