Monte Carlo-aided dosimetry of the Theragenics Theraseed® Model 200 103Pd interstitial brachytherapy seed

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 609-621

  Monroe, James I ^a   Williamson, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Monte carlo simulation; Pd 103; Permanent brachytherapy; Report 69; Task group 43

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COATINGS; DOSIMETRY; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RATE CONSTANTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ANISOTROPY CONSTANTS; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE RATE CONSTANTS; INTERSTITIAL BRACHYTHERAPY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; RADIAL DOSE FUNCTION; REPORT 69; TASK GROUPS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

PALLADIUM 103;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SIMULATION; THICKNESS;

EID: 0036124013     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1460876     Document Type: Article

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