Dosimetric investigation of LDR brachytherapy Ir-192 wires by Monte Carlo and TPS calculations
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.31, no.1, pp.24-30, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s11604-012-0140-1
- Journal Name: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.24-30
- Keywords: Monte Carlo, LDR brachytherapy, Ir-192 wires, Dose rate, INTERSTITIAL BRACHYTHERAPY, DOSE DISTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTIONS
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the dose rate distribution around Ir-192 wires used as radioactive sources in low-dose-rate brachytherapy applications.