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Monte Carlo simulation of 252 CF dose distribution brachytherapy
Author(s) -
Böhm Radoslav,
Nikodemová Denisa,
Fülöp Marko,
Piňak Miroslav
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.1118/1.597785
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , brachytherapy , dosimetry , medical physics , nuclear medicine , physics , medicine , statistics , radiation therapy , mathematics , radiology
The calculation of absorbed dose rate of photons and neutrons for the linear source of 252 Cf with the active length of 2 cm is presented. Monte Carlo code and neutron cross‐section data processed from ENDF/B‐6 library were used. The achieved values of the absorbed dose rates are in good agreement with those published by other authors. The results of the calculation are applied to the gynecological configuration used in brachytherapy.