Posted on 15 July 2014
CEA LIST has developed a novel Monte Carlo calculation method to estimate practitioner exposure to radiation (eye and heart doses). The method will be used to integrate a new feature into the em.SIM virtual reality simulator for interventional radiology risk management that CEA LIST developed in 2013 in partnership with esprimed.
Eye dose can be calculated in just 9 seconds—a task that took 200 hours previously. To this end, a directional attenuation and emission (DAE) algorithm has been developed and integrated into em.SIM, making the results much more reliable.
Ultimately, em.SIM calculations will help assess in real time the radiation-related risks to which healthcare professionals are exposed.
