The IPEM code of practice for determination of the reference air kerma rate for HDR 192Ir brachytherapy sources based on the NPL air kerma standard

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3145-3159

  Bidmead, A M ^a   Sander, T ^b   Locks, S M ^c   Lee, C D ^d   Aird, E G A ^e   Nutbrown, R F ^b   Flynn, A ^f  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR KERMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CODE OF PRACTICE; HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS; INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUES; IR SOURCE; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY; PRIMARY STANDARDS; REFERENCE AIR; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS; WASHINGTON; WORKING PARTIES;

IRIDIUM; LABORATORIES; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ONCOLOGY;

IRIDIUM; PLASTIC;

AIR; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; STANDARD;

AIR; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; PLASTICS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77957747449     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/11/011     Document Type: Article

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