Title :
Dosimetry and calibration of low-energy brachytherapy sources: implications for dose prescription
Author :
Williamson, Jeffrey F.
Author_Institution :
Radiat. Oncology Center, Washington Univ., Sch. of Med., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
The goals of this talk are to: (1) review the source strength specification quantities and NIST standards employed for Pd-103 and I-125 interstitial brachytherapy sources; (2) review the role played by Monte Carlo simulation in the clinical dosimetry of these sources; and (3) describe clinical implementation of dosimetry and source strength standards, with emphasis on selection of prescribed dose and published AAPM guidance
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; calibration; dosimetry; radiation therapy; radioactive sources; reviews; standards; I; I-125; Monte Carlo simulation; Pd; Pd-103; clinical dosimetry; clinical implementation; dose prescription implications; low-energy brachytherapy sources; published AAPM guidance; source strength standards; therapeutic nuclear medicine; Amplitude shift keying; Attenuation; Brachytherapy; Calibration; Dosimetry; Geometry; NIST; Solid modeling; Standards publication; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900657
