SU‐E‐T‐539: Developing a Method for Dose Heterogeneity Corrections for Cs‐137 Brachytherapy Sources

Purpose: The dose calculation in most of the current treatment planning systems are based on the recommendations of TG‐43U1 in water phantom not considering the heterogeneity effects. The purpose of this study is developing a method for heterogeneity corrections for Cs‐137 brachytherapy sources base...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical Physics 2013-06, Vol.40 (6), p.329-329
Hauptverfasser:	Sina, S, Faghihi, R, Safigholi, H, Meigooni, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brachytherapy Computer software Dosimetry Interpolation Medical treatment planning Monte Carlo methods Photons
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