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High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy quality assurance: a practical guide

Author(s) -

DAA Wilkinson

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

biomedical imaging and intervention journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1823-5530

DOI - 10.2349/biij.2.2.e34

Subject(s) - quality assurance , commission , brachytherapy , medical physics , dose rate , medicine , business , radiology , radiation therapy , pathology , external quality assessment , finance

The widespread adoption of high dose rate brachytherapy with its inherent dangers necessitates adoption of appropriate quality assurance measures to minimize risks to both patients and medical staff. This paper is aimed at assisting someone who is establishing a new program or revising one already in place into adhere to the recently issued Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA) regulations and the guidelines from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

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