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Dosimetric characteristics of a new high‐intensity 192 Ir source for remote afterloading
Author(s) -
Meigooni A. S.,
Kleiman M. T.,
Johnson J. L.,
Mazloomdoost D.,
Ibbott G. S.
Publication year - 1997
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 - 10.1118/1.598114
Subject(s) - dosimetry , brachytherapy , task group , dose rate , nuclear medicine , medical physics , intensity (physics) , physics , radiation therapy , medicine , optics , radiology , engineering management , engineering
A new high‐intensity192 Ir source has recently become commercially available for remote afterloading brachytherapy treatment. The dosimetric characteristics (dose rate constant, radial dose function, and anisotropy function) of this source were experimentally determined through the application of AAPM Task Group 43 recommendations. Complete dosimetric data are presented in this manuscript.