ICRU anthropomorphic phantom

For radiation protection purposes, ICRU has designed digital anthropomorphic phantoms, Golem and Laura, consisting of millions of tiny volume elements (voxels) of roughly 15 – 30 mm³, whose exact locations in the phantom are known and whose chemical compositions match that of the corresponding human tissue.

Related concepts

• ICRU slab
• ICRU sphere
• pixel
• reference man
• voxel