Dosimetric characteristics of the CDC-type miniature cylindrical 137Cs brachytherapy sources

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 538-543

  Perez Calatayud J ^a   Ballester, F ^b   Serrano Andres M A ^b   Lluch, J L ^b   Puchades, V ^b   Limami, Y ^b   Casal, E ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Centro Nacional de Dosimetria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cs 137; Dosimetry; Intracavitary sources; Monte Carlo simulations; Treatment planning systems

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RATE CONSTANTS; TABLE LOOKUP;

ABSOLUTE DOSE RATE; ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RATE CONSTANTS; DOSE RATE DISTRIBUTIONS; LOW DOSE RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CESIUM 137; WATER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036118008     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1461844     Document Type: Article

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