WAZA-ARI2; Web-based CT dose calculator for Asian physiques

Ono, Koji*; Sato, Kaoru   ; Takahashi, Fumiaki  ; Hasegawa, Takayuki*; Katsunuma, Yasushi*; Kamei, Osamu*; Yoshitake, Takayasu*; Ban, Nobuhiko*; Endo, Akira   ; Lee, C.*; Bolch, W. E.*; Kai, Michiaki*

We developed a web-based CT dosimetry system, WAZA-ARI, which calculates doses to average-sized Japanese adults (male and female) as well as a four-year-old girl. The system is being upgraded to a new version, WAZA-ARI 2, incorporating several new features. To enable the dose calculation for a wider range of subjects, WAZA-ARI 2 utilizes voxelized hybrid phantoms developed by Florida University (0, 1, 5, 10 and 15 years old, both sexes) in addition to the JAEA voxel phantoms of the average-sized Japanese male and female. It is also capable of calculating doses to adults with small, large and extra-large body sizes. The system computes tissue doses on user's request referring to the dose coefficient datasets that have been calculated using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS). As the phantoms used represent physiques of Asian population, WAZA-ARI 2 is appropriate to calculate patient doses in Asian countries.