Institute of Radiation Protection
Working Group Medical Physics
Head: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Hoeschen
Deputy head: Maria Zankl (External Dosimetry), Dr. Uwe Oeh (Internal Dosimetry)
Office: Monika Keusch
Phone: +49 89 3187 4560
Fax: +49 89 3187 2517
Who is behind this Medical Physics Group??
What do we do?
A part of our research results is available for download from our "Virtual Human" portal.
Research in External Dosimetry
- we develop a family of voxel models
- we improve numerical dosimetry
- we calculate dose distribution and derive models
- we operate the ISS-Radiation facilities
"A human in the computer"
We are responsible for the
- Collaboration Centre for Secondary Standard Radiation Dosimetry and Radiation Protection
- WHO/IAEA Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory
Research in Internal Dosimetry
we investigate
- Biokinetics and internal dosimetry of radionuclides
- Behaviour of uranium and thorium in human body
- we assess exposures after the use of depleted uranium ammunitions
we perform
- Mass spectrometric analysis of trace elements
- Breath analysis using Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS)
"To how many Sv does a Bq lead to?"
HEIR 2004
9th International Conference on
Health Effects of Incorporated Radionuclides - Emphasis on Radium, Thorium, Uranium and their Daughter Products
Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2004
at the GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health
Neuherberg near Munich , Germany