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Quality control of Ir-192, Cs-137 and Ra-226 sources for use in brachytherapy
- 1. Comision Chilena de Energia Nuclear, Santiago (Chile)
Description
In order to establish a certain degree of reliability in the use and managing of radioactive material in brachytherapy, a minimal quality control to each source was implemented. The purpose was to estimate the degree of radioactive leak, resistance to the mechanic traction and stress of use. Through a physical control of the radioactive material (a simple dip test and using a photon scanner or auto-radiography) the minimal conditions that guarantee safe use are established. This information is transmitted to a calibration laboratory for certification in exposure rate and/or activity. Systematic use of these tests, enables discovery of radioactive material leakage due to faults in the seal. (author)
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery
- Imprint Pagination
- 293 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 207-209.
- ISSN
- 1011-4289
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--896
Conference
- Title
- Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery.
- Acronym
- Interregional seminar on radiotherapy dosimetry
- Dates
- 27-30 Aug 1994.
- Place
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 28018254
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BETA SOURCES; CALIBRATION; CALIBRATION STANDARDS; CESIUM 137; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA SOURCES; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH-PURITY GE DETECTORS; IRIDIUM 192; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIUM 226; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; CONTROL; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARDS; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES