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

[摘要] 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 theobtained 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.

[学科分类] 物理（综合）

[关键词] Attenuation coefficient;Monte Carlo N-particle-4C code;blood