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Monte Carlo simulation for the estimation of iron in human whole blood and comparison with experimental data

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Abstract

Monte Carlo N-particle (MCNP) code has been used to simulate the transport of gamma photon rays of different energies (22, 31, 59.5 and 81 keV) to estimate the iron content in solutions. In this study, MCNP simulation results are compared with experiment and XCOM theoretical data. The simulation shows that the obtained results are in good agreement with experimental data, and better than the theoretical XCOM values. The study indicates that MCNP simulation is an excellent tool to estimate the iron concentration in the blood samples. The MCNP code can also be utilized to estimate other trace elements in the blood samples.

Keywords

Attenuation coefficient Monte Carlo N-particle-4C code blood. 

PACS No.

87.10.Rt 
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© Indian Academy of Sciences 2017

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Experimental Nuclear Physics DepartmentNuclear Research CentreCairoEgypt
  2. 2.Institute of High Energy Physics, CASBeijingChina
  3. 3.Radiation Application Research SchoolNuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI)TehranIran
  4. 4.Department of PhysicsKarnatak UniversityDharwadIndia

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