Published June 1997 | Version v1
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A reference air kerma rate calibration protocol for a 370 BGq 192Ir high dose rate brachytherapy source

Creators

  • 1. Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre (ARMC), Heidelberg West (Australia). Medical Engineering and Physics Department

Description

A suggested protocol for the in-air calibration of 192Ir High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy sources is presented. The protocol was constructed using Nucletron-Oldelft HDR brachytherapy equipment and should be transportable to any High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Afterloader system. A number of correction factors that could be applied for source calibration are recommended for consideration and could be applied if determined as appropriate. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 64-70.
ISSN
0158-9938
CODEN
AUPMDI

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
29011409
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
AFTERLOADING; ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION STANDARDS; CORRECTIONS; DOSE RATES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IRIDIUM 192; KERMA; RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS; RECOMBINATION
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DATA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IMPLANTS; INFORMATION; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARDS; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
19 refs., 3 tabs., 3 figs.