Experimental and Monte Carlo determination of the TG-43 dosimetric parameters for the model 9011 THINSeed brachytherapy source

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1681-1688

  Kennedy, R M ^a   Davis, S D ^a   Micka, J A ^a   Dewerd, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; I 125; TG 43; THINSeed; TLD 100

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; ONCOLOGY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RADIOTHERAPY; RATE CONSTANTS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRIC PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; RADIAL DOSE FUNCTION; TG-43; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; THINSEED; TLD-100;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 77950552658     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3360899     Document Type: Article

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