Abstract:
Neutron has a strong penetration ability, and neutron radiation protection is very important. The study on neutron dose conversion coefficient based on different phantoms is a hot topic in the radiation protection field. The Chinese female computational phantom Rad-HUMAN and the Monte Carlo transport program were used to simulate the neutron transport for different energies and six idealized irradiation geometries in the human body to obtain accurate organ neutron dose conversion coefficient and effective dose. The results were compared with the recommended values in the ICRP 74 and ICRP 116 publication. The results indicate that the calculated values are reasonable in comparison with the values from ICRP 74 and ICRP 116, but in some irradiation conditions, some differences are observed in RadHUMAN compared with ICRP 74 and ICRP 116. These results can be used to analyze the difference in neutron dose conversion coefficients between Chinese female and ICRP female reference phantom. Rad-HUMAN is believed to represent average Chinese adult female and the detailed information of Rad-HUMAN can be used to improve the Chinese adult female radiological datasets.