Characterization of Co-60 sources to the treatment of the ophthalmic tumors using the MCNP-4C code

Ophthalmic sources used in the treatment of ophthalmic tumors needed to be periodically controlled in order to have assurance of the administrated dose in the treatment. For this purpose, an human eye was simulated with all structures and composition was simulated by MCNP-4C with an ophthalmic source of Co-60 (model CKA-4 of Amersham). With this simulator, it was possible to determine the dose in the center-eye dephness and also the doses in the structures as retina, coroide, lenses, etc. To check the doses from MCNP-4C, it was realized measurements with radiological films type X-OMAT V of Kodak, with a Co-60 CKA-4 source and an acrylic simulator. The measurement allow the construction of the optical density versus the source distance. This curve will serve as a test data for the calculated dose values of MCNP-4C. (author)