High-resolution 3D dose distribution measured for two low-energy x-ray brachytherapy seeds: 125I and 103Pd

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Massillon Jl, G ^a   Minniti, R ^b   Mitch, M G ^b   Soares, C G ^b   Hearn, R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Theragenics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

3D dosimetry; 103Pd; 125I; BANG gel dosimetry; Energy dependence; High spatial resolution; Optical CT scanner; Spectrometry

Indexed keywords

3D DOSIMETRY; 103PD; 125I; BANG GEL DOSIMETRY; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL-CT-SCANNER;

DOSIMETRY; GELS; ONCOLOGY; PALLADIUM; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY; RHODIUM; SCANNING; SEED; SPECTROMETRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79151470388     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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