Published 2008 | Version v1
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Magnetic removal of electron contamination for Bhabhatron-II telecobalt machine

Creators

  • 1. Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
  • 2. Radiological Safety Division, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai (India)
  • 3. Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai (India)
  • 4. M.D. Oswal Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, Ludhiana (India)
  • 5. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai (India)

Description

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai designed and developed a telecobalt unit, which was named as Bhabhatron-II and has maximum source capacity of 555 TBq 60Co. The unit is being successfully used at various radiotherapy centres. In this paper comprehensive studies are carried out for the investigation of electron contamination in Bhabhatron-II telecobalt unit. Studies are also in progress for other imported telecobalt units such as Theratron-780

Part of:
International conference on Medical Physics and twenty ninth annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India: souvenir and book of abstracts

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Association of Medical Physicists of India
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
International conference on Medical Physics and twenty ninth annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India : souvenir and book of abstracts
Imprint Pagination
166 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 62-63

Conference

Title
international conference on medical physics; 29. annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India
Acronym
ICMP-2008
Dates
26-29 Nov 2008
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
40077777
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COBALT 60; CONTAMINATION; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COBALT ISOTOPES; DISEASES; DOSES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Notes
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