A Monte Carlo evaluation of the dosimetric characteristics of the Best® Model 2301 125I brachytherapy source

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 327-333

  Sowards, Keith T ^a   Meigooni, Ali S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

125I; Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Monte Carlo simulation; TG 43

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; RATE CONSTANTS;

BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES;

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

IODINE 125; WATER;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION;

ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WATER;

EID: 0036315798     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00124-0     Document Type: Article

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