Dosimetric characterization and output verification for conical brachytherapy surface applicators. Part II. High dose rate 192Ir sources

Medical Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Fulkerson, Regina K ^a   Micka, John A ^a   Dewerd, Larry A ^a  

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

Author keywords

HDR; skin cancer; surface applicator

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR KERMA RATE MEASUREMENT; CHARACTERISTIC DEPTHS; CORRECTION FACTORS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; EGSNRC MONTE CARLO; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES; SKIN CANCERS; VERIFICATION METHOD;

APPLICATORS;

IRIDIUM 192; IRIDIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG MEGADOSE; IONIZATION CHAMBER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNCERTAINTY; EQUIPMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UNCERTAINTY; WATER;

EID: 84894318732     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4862506     Document Type: Article

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