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Theoretical evaluation of dose distributions in water about models 6711 and 6702 1 2 5 I seeds
Author(s) -
Williamson Jeffrey F.,
Quintero Francisco J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.596172
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , physics , nuclear medicine , computational physics , mathematics , statistics , medicine
The distribution of absorbed dose about models 6711 and 6702 1 2 5 I seeds in water has been calculated from first principles using the Monte Carlo method. Dose is calculated as a function of angle with respect to the transverse seed bisector for distances from the seed center ranging from 0.1 to 7.5 cm. The computed results are compared to measured data. A truncated Fourier series is used to describe the Monte Carlo data in terms of a small number of coefficients, facilitating accurate and efficient dose calculations for clinical treatment planning.