Local shielding of high dose rate brachytherapy in an operating theatre

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 113-117

  Sephton, R ^a   Das, K R ^a   Coles, J ^a   Toye, W ^a   Pinder, P ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

HDR brachytherapy; Mobile shielding; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; MOBILE LEAD SCREEN; MOBILE SHIELDING;

DOSIMETRY; FACILITIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELDING; SAFETY DEVICES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033237425     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Glasgow, G.P. and Perez, C.A. Physics of brachytherapy. In: Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology. P265. Editors: C.A. Perez and L.W. Brady. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1987
2. ICRP Publication 33: Protection against ionising radiation from external sources used in Medicine, P53. Pergamon, Sydney, 1981