An evaluation of the AAPM-TG43 dosimetry protocol for I-125 brachytherapy seed

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 3161-3170

  Mobit, Paul ^a,b,c   Badragan, Iulian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE DISTRIBUTION; DOSIMETRY PROTOCOLS;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSIMETRY;

IODINE 125; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; SILVER;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENCAPSULATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THICKNESS;

ANISOTROPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 4344685337     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/14/010     Document Type: Article

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