Determination of dosimetric characteristics of OptiSeedTM a plastic brachytherapy 103Pd source

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-321

  Wang, Zhonglu ^a   Hertel, Nolan E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

103Pd; Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; MCNP; TLD

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PALLADIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

DOSE RATE CONSTANTS; INTERNATIONAL BRACHYTHERAPY (IBT); RADIAL DOSE FUNCTION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

DOSIMETRY;

PALLADIUM 103; WATER;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PALLADIUM; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 21844451876     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.03.017     Document Type: Article

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