Dosimetric aspects of 103Pd radioactive stent source

This study aims to determine AAPM TG-60 dosimetric quantities in regions surrounding the 103Pd stent wall by MCNP5 Monte Carlo code. The Palmaz-Schatz stent was modeled by a hollow cylinder of 17.89 mm length (2 mm diameter) with net surface very similar to real stent. The Dose deposited per photon (Gy), relative dose, Anisotropy function, F(r,θ), and radial dose function, gL(r), were described at AAPM TG-60 protocol were generated from these values and listed in tabular format. For benchmarking, the relative dose values were verified with TG-43 and EGS4 code results at identical conditions, relative to the radial distances from surface of the stent. There were noticeable results. These physical dosimetric parameters can be used in future treatment planning systems for IVBT. (orig.)