Open AccessDosimetric comparison of 60Co and 192Ir high dose rate source used in brachytherapy treatment of cervical cancer
Author(s) -
Arvind Kumar Shukla,
Pawan Kumar Jangid,
Vikram Singh Rajpurohit,
Atul Verma,
Suresh Kumar Dangayach,
Vaibhav Gagrani,
Narendra Rathore
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_372_19
Subject(s) - brachytherapy , contouring , nuclear medicine , rectum , medicine , cervical cancer , dosimetry , dose rate , radiation treatment planning , radiation therapy , radiology , cancer , medical physics , engineering drawing , engineering
The study purpose included dosimetric comparison of cobalt 60 ( 60 Co) and iridium 192 ( 192 Ir) high dose rate (HDR) source used in brachytherapy treatment of cervical cancer.