Brachytherapy implants with differently spaced Ir-192 seeds: a dosimetric study
Journal Article
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· Radiology; (United States)
Brachytherapy implantations traditionally have been carried out with continuous line sources of radium. With the popularity of afterloading implantations, iridium-192 seeds in plastic ribbons have replaced radium in the United States, although continuous sources, such as iridium wires, are widely used in Europe. The authors analyzed the impact of the use of noncontinuous sources in brachytherapy implants. Computer simulations and film dosimetry of a two-planar implant were carried out. Seeds at standard spacing (1 seed/cm), nonstandard spacing (1 seed/6mm), and continuously arranged seeds were studied.
- Research Organization:
- Saint Margaret Hospital, Hammond, IN
- OSTI ID:
- 6022294
- Journal Information:
- Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 165:1; ISSN RADLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOSES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
HEAVY NUCLEI
IMPLANTS
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IRIDIUM 192
IRIDIUM ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SIMULATION
THERAPY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOSES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
HEAVY NUCLEI
IMPLANTS
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IRIDIUM 192
IRIDIUM ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SIMULATION
THERAPY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES