Published April 2014 | Version v1
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Benchmark of EGS5 for 125I brachytherapy

Creators

  • 1. Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan)
  • 2. Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan)
  • 3. Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo (Japan)
  • 4. Teishin-kai Radiation Therapy Institute, Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan)

Description

The Monte Carlo code 'EGS5' was benchmarked for the usage in brachytherapy treatment planning. For this purpose, the EGS5 calculation was compared with the formalism by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group No 43 Updated Protocol 1 (AAPM-TG43U1) currently utilized for dosimetry in brachytherapy. The source utilized was 125I model STM1251. Consequently, EGS5 successfully reproduced the dose distribution by the TG43-U1 formalism. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.15669/pnst.4.888

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.15669/pnst.4.888;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology
Journal Volume
4
Journal Page Range
p. 888-890
ISSN
2185-4823

Conference

Title
12. international conference on radiation shielding; RPSD-2012: 17. topical meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of ANS
Acronym
ICRS-12
Dates
2-7 Sep 2012
Place
Nara (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
49059718
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BENCHMARKS; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; DOSIMETRY; E CODES; IODINE 125; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLANNING; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION TRANSPORT
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CODES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; THERAPY

Optional Information

Notes
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