RSD Female ART Phantom with Cadaver Bones

The RSD Female ART Phantom with Cadaver Bones incorporates authentic human skeletal material to replicate real tissue density, bone structure, and attenuation characteristics with a fidelity that synthetic substitutes cannot match, delivering high-quality results from simulation through final delivery.

Features:

• Real cadaver bone provides the structural heterogeneity, density gradients, and material properties found in your actual patients
• Resulting in phantom-based QA that more faithfully mirrors clinical conditions, giving your team greater confidence in treatment plan verification and imaging system performance
• Designed within precise technological constraints and manufactured in full conformance with ICRU-44 standards
• Provides integrated testing of the entire treatment planning and delivery chain, from imaging and contouring to dose calculation and plan execution, in a single, streamlined workflow
• Available in different skin tones at no additional cost, from light to dark complexion
• Applications:
  • Organ-specific dosimetry for all dosimeters (TLD, OSL nanodots, MOSFET, film, ion chambers, and diodes)
  • Standard 3 cm x 3 cm or 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm hole grids for dosimeters
  • IMRT organ dose distributions
• Modalities:
  • External beams in the 0.04 to 40 MeV
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
  • Gamma Knife
  • CyberKnife
  • CT
  • Cone Beam CT

Anatomy:

• Represents an average adult female of 5'1" (155 cm) in height and 110 lbs (50 kg) in weight
• Incorporate authentic cadaver bones, replacing synthetic bone-equivalent inserts with real skeletal material for accurate Hounsfield unit representation and true heterogeneous attenuation
• Sectioned transversely into 2.5 cm thick slices
• Slices are fitted with interchangeable pins fabricated from bone-equivalent, soft-tissue-equivalent, or lung-tissue-equivalent materials
• Dosimetry holes are filled with blank pins; Standard pins are 2.50 cm in length
• All pins are replaceable with TLD holder pins to accommodate thermoluminescent dosimetry*
• Slice surfaces are finished with a soft-tissue-equivalent coating, producing glass-smooth interfaces for precise geometric registration between sections
• Coatings are selectively removed over the air spaces of the oronasal pharynx, trachea, and stem bronchi to preserve anatomically accurate airway geometry
• Dosimetry holes are drilled in 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm or 3 cm × 3 cm grids at diameters of 5 mm or 7 mm, providing a high-resolution measurement matrix for detailed mapping of three-dimensional dose distributions throughout the phantom volume

Materials:

• Soft Tissue: The phantom's soft-tissue-equivalent material is closely controlled to replicate the mean density of human soft tissues, in conformance with ICRU Report 44 specifications
• Skeleton:
  • This configuration incorporates authentic human cadaver bones, selected and prepared to match the anthropometric dimensions of the phantom’s soft-tissue molds
  • Cadaver bone provides accurate cortical bone density, intact trabecular (spongiosa) microarchitecture, and preserved marrow spaces, material properties that synthetic bone-equivalent substitutes cannot fully reproduce
  • Use of real skeletal material eliminates discrepancies in Hounsfield unit accuracy, heterogeneous attenuation, and cortical-to-trabecular density gradients that are inherent to polymer moldings, making this configuration the appropriate choice for dosimetric applications requiring the highest anatomical fidelity
• Lungs: Lung volumes are molded from syntactic foam with a specific gravity of 0.30 g/cc, providing a reproducible, low-density tissue-equivalent material consistent with average in vivo lung density

TLD Dosimeters and Fittings:*

• TLD chip holder pins feature a recess measuring 3.2 mm x 3.2 mm x 0.9 mm at one end
• TLD rod holder pins are fitted with a 1 mm-diameter cross-drilled hole at the pin center
• Tissue-equivalent plugs are available machined to fit the following detector formats: TLD chips, TLD rods, TLD bars, TLD cubes, MOSFET detectors, LANDAUER® OSL MicroSTAR® holders, and LANDAUER® nanoDot® holders. Holder pins for all detector formats are available separately

Assembly:

• Slices are secured between aluminum end plates using nylon tie rods with tightening knobs that clamp slices firmly in proper anatomical alignment
• Internal and External Assembly Features:
  • External assembly is designed to facilitate film dosimetry, providing unobstructed slice interfaces for planar dose measurement
  • Internal assembly is intended for use with TLD or ion chamber dosimetry, supporting point-dose and volumetric measurements within the phantom volume

Breast Attachments:*

• Available in various sizes, contoured to blend realistically with the thorax of female ART Phantoms, and secured with nylon screws
• Breasts may be sectioned in frontal planes and are available drilled or undrilled for film dosimetry
• Sliced breasts accept the full range of tissue-equivalent pins described in the TLD Dosimeters and Fittings section

Technical Specifications:

• Grid Hole Spacing:
  • ART-300ACB: 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm
  • ART-300CB: 3 cm x 3 cm
• Hole Diameter: 5 mm or 7 mm
• Skin Tone Options: Light, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, or Standard Burgundy
• Sections: 0 - 32
• Overall Dimensions: 9" L x 14" W x 42" H
• Actual Product Weight: 150 lbs

*Please note: Holder pins and breast attachments are sold separately.