Monte Carlo characterization of the M-19 high dose rate Iridium-192 brachytherapy source

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1999-2006

  Medich, David C ^a   Munro III, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Source Production and Equipment Co Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Iridium 192; MCNP; Monte Carlo; Radiation dosimetry

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IRIDIUM; ONCOLOGY; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HIGH-DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; IRIDIUM-192; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; MCNP; MONTE CARLO CODES; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY; WATER ENVIRONMENTS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

IRIDIUM 192;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPECTRUM;

EID: 34447341743     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2733809     Document Type: Article

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