title: Dose distribution around a 3.0-mm type 6702 I-125 seed.
abstract: The 3M Company recently produced a special version of the type 6702 seed for use in animal studies of ocular melanoma. The seed consists of a single I-125 impregnated ion exchange resin sphere encapsulated in a 3.0-mm-long titanium cylinder, as opposed to the normal 4.5-mm cylinder containing from three to five resin spheres. Monte Carlo simulations and measurements show that the dose distribution around the 3-mm capsule differs in places by up to 10% from that of the 4.5-mm seed. In addition, the two seed types differ by 12% in the ratio of dose in tissue along the transverse seed axis to apparent activity. These differences must be taken into account when using these seeds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9071.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Scarbrough
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Sanborn
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Niederkorn
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Antich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008545:Melanoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008961:Models, Structural; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes