Monte Carlo radiation dose simulations and dosimetric comparison of the model 6711 and 9011 125I brachytherapy sources

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 486-491

  Rivard, Mark J ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; TG 43

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEEDLES; ONCOLOGY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE SIMULATIONS; HEALTHY TISSUES; INTERSTITIAL IMPLANTATION; NEW SOURCES; TG-43;

RADIOTHERAPY;

IODINE 125;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 59249090998     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3056463     Document Type: Article

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