Determination of age specific 131I S-factor values for thyroid using anthropomorphic phantom in geant4 simulations

Abstract Using anthropomorphic phantom in Geant4, determination of β- and γ-absorbed fractions and energy absorbed per event due to 131 I activity in thyroid of individuals of various age groups and geometrical models, have been carried out. In the case of 131 I β-particles, the values of the absorbed fraction increased from 0.88 to 0.97 with fetus age. The maximum difference in absorbed energy per decay for soft tissue and water is 7.2% for γ-rays and 0.4% for β-particles. The new mathematical MIRD embedded in Geant4 (MEG) and two-lobe ellipsoidal models developed in this work have 4.3% and 2.9% lower value of S -factor as compared with the ORNL data.