Complex phantoms
Typical characteristics
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Shaped to body anatomy (pelvis, thorax, head) or even
anthropomorphic
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Include inhomogeneities (low and high density inserts to
simulate lung, air, bone cavities)
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Detectors can be placed at various points in the phantom
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Possibility to use various types of detectors in cavities or
using special inserts (chambers, diodes, film, TLD etc).
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Only commercially available
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Expensive if made of epoxy resin material