abstract
- The need for aluminum monitoring exists in occupational medicine, as well as for the clinical monitoring of patients with renal dysfunction. After the development of an appropriate neutron source card, Monte Carlo simulations were made to design moderator/reflector assembly consisting of a polyethylene moderator (2 cm) and graphite reflector (30 cm), surrounded by a boronated (5%) wax (20 cm) and lead (1 cm) shield. This design should allow for the bone aluminum measurement of healthy subjects, but prior to that detailed microdosimetry is necessary to address a noticed disagreement between theoretical and experimental dose data.