Well-ionization chamber response relative to NIST air-kerma strength standard for prostate brachytherapy seeds

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2293-2296

  Mitch, M G ^a   Zimmerman, B E ^a   Lamperti, P J ^a   Seltzer, S M ^a   Coursey, B M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air kerma strength; Brachytherapy; Iodine 125; Ionization chamber; Palladium 103

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; IONIZATION; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; UROLOGY;

AIR KERMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION FACTORS; ENERGY SPECTRA; IODINE-125; PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY; PROSTATE CANCERS; SUPPORT MATERIALS;

IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; STRENGTH;

EID: 0033744896     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1290715     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Permanent prostate seed implant brachytherapy: Report of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group No. 64
2. New NIST air-kerma strength standards for 1-125 and Pd-103 brachytherapy seeds