Published September 15, 2003 | Version v1
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Dose distributions in prostate brachytherapy: comparison between Sievert and Monte Carlo methods

Creators

  • 1. Instituto de Fisica, UNAM, A.P. 20-364, 01000 D.F. (Mexico)

Description

In the present work we discuss two numerical methods for the calculation of 3D spatial dose distributions, and their application in HDR prostate brachytherapy. We include a comparison between the results obtained with the Sievert integral method and the use of tables generated by Monte Carlo simulations of radiation transport in a homogeneous medium for two types of 192Ir encapsulated sources commonly used in Mexican hospitals. The application of both methods to clinical data is also presented

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.1615110;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
682
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 133-138
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
7. Mexican symposium on medical physics
Dates
24-26 Mar 2003
Place
Mexico City (Mexico)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36068695
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; HOSPITALS; INTEGRALS; IRIDIUM 192; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; PROSTATE; RADIATION DOSE UNITS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; BUILDINGS; CALCULATION METHODS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVALUATION; GLANDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MALE GENITALS; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATION; THERAPY; UNITS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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