Hi, Radsafers,

I would like to make you aware of a newly formed email group called
AnatomicModeling.  This group is a result of the "International Workshop on
Anatomical Modeling" held 28-30 September, 1999 at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory by Dr. Keith Eckerman.  The original reason for the workshop had
to do with the so-called MIRD mathematical phantoms and the new "voxel
phantoms" based on medical images.   Among the ~30 attendees, some were
interested in radiation safety dosimetry (internal and external), while
others were interested in broad applications of the anatomical modeling.
The presentation that I made can be found at
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/radsafe/public_html/.  Please click on the
"Research Activities" button on the left of the page for a list of
presentations.

The e-mailing group for the attendees is now trying to bring more talents
into the discussions.  The next workshop will be hosted at GSF in Germany.

A tentative list of topics for the e-mail group reads something like:

:  we are a group of scientists, engineers and
clinicians who have an interest in, or who conduct research on

  * voxel- or equation-based (or hybrid) models of the human body
  * age dependent human models and general "structural warping"
techniques
  * modeling chemical/physiological inter-relationships between organs
(compartmental modeling)
  * tool development for manipulating body models
  * simulating radiation transport and/or energy dose deposition in
organs
  * simulation of surgical interventions
  * modeling/simulating extraordinary environments (outer-space,
automobile accidents, etc...)
* ICRP Reference Man, mathematical vs. voxel phantoms
* flucence-to-dose conversion factors, specific absorption fractions, eff.
dose equivalent, etc.

and the things that you will bring to the table...


To get on the [log in to unmask], you need to send an e-mail
to Dr. George Zubal from Yale Univ ([log in to unmask]).

In the meanwhile, I will be happy to answer any questions.  Thanks!

George Xu


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