Dosimetric investigation of LDR brachytherapy Ir-192 wires by Monte Carlo and TPS calculations

Bozkurt, AHMET; Acun, Hediye; Kemikler, Gonul

doi:10.1007/s11604-012-0140-1

Dosimetric investigation of LDR brachytherapy Ir-192 wires by Monte Carlo and TPS calculations

Bozkurt A., Acun H., Kemikler G.

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.24-30, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11604-012-0140-1
Dergi Adı: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.24-30
Anahtar Kelimeler: Monte Carlo, LDR brachytherapy, Ir-192 wires, Dose rate, INTERSTITIAL BRACHYTHERAPY, DOSE DISTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTIONS
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.