Published November 2001
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Journal article
A discretized approach to determining TG-43 brachytherapy dosimetry parameters: case study using Monte Carlo calculations for the MED3633 103Pd source
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Description
It is of interest to discern the energy-dependence of American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) TG-43 brachytherapy dosimetry parameters. Using Monte Carlo calculation geometry and techniques (MCNP), dependence of these parameters was calculated as a function of photon energy, in general, and for the MED3633 103Pd source using a discretized approach. Results were weighted and summed to determine the total contribution for comparison with the 103Pd source literature. Comprehensive 2-D results are discussed, and the level of agreement with other assessments are presented
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Identifiers
- PII
- S0969804301001440;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 775-782
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- CODEN
- ARISEF
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 33027091
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSIMETRY; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PALLADIUM; PHOTON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CALCULATION METHODS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; MEDICINE; METALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PLATINUM METALS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.