Evaluation of interpolation methods for TG-43 dosimetric parameters based on comparison with Monte Carlo data for high-energy brachytherapy sources

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-32

  Pujades Claumarchirant, Ma Carmen ^a   Granero, Domingo ^b   Perez Calatayud, Jose ^a   Ballester, Facundo ^c   Melhus, Christopher ^d   Rivard, Mark ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2D anisotropy function; Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Interpolation; Radial dose function; TG 43

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; IRIDIUM 192; YTTERBIUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SCATTERING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 77953427139     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2010.13715     Document Type: Article

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