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Monte Carlo study of the dose rate distributions for the Ir2.A85-2 and Ir2.A85-1 Ir-192 afterloading sources

Domingo GraneroFacundo BallesterJose Perez-calatayud

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medicine.medical_specialtyComputer sciencemedicine.medical_treatmentMonte Carlo methodBrachytherapyPulsed dose rateCancerGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseCancer treatmentmedicineDosimetryMedical physicsDose rateRadiation treatment planning

description

The two most commonly used modalities of cancer treatment in clinical brachytherapy practice today are high dose rate (HDR) and pulsed dose rate (PDR) brachytherapy. In a clinical treatment, quality dose rate distribution data sets of the brachytherapy sources are required for each source model. The purpose of this study is to obtain detailed dose rate distributions around the new BEBIG HDR and PDR Ir-192 brachytherapy sources. These distributions will then be used as input data in the treatment planning systems dedicated to brachytherapy and its calculations can be verified. The Monte Carlo method was used to obtain the dose rate distributions around the sources studied, taking into account the AAPM-ESTRO recent recommendations. A complete dosimetric data set for the BEBIG Ir-192 HDR and PDR sources, types Ir2.A85-2 and Ir2.A85-1, were obtained. This dosimetric data set is composed of the TG-43 dosimetric functions and parameters and along-away dose rate table to facilitate quality control of treatment planning systems.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2008-03-11Medical Physics
https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2868766