The electron-dose distribution surrounding an 192Ir wire brachytherapy source investigated using EGS4 simulations and GafChromic(TM) film

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 985-990

  Cheung, Y C ^a   Yu, Peter K N ^a   Young, E C M ^a   Chan, C L ^b   Ng, M F ^b   Tang, Francis N F ^b   Wong, Tony P Y ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IRIDIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL FILMS; RADIOISOTOPES;

IRIDIUM WIRE BRACHYTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

IRIDIUM 192;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RESTENOSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0031194384     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00280-1     Document Type: Article

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