The accuracy of single-seed dose superposition for I-125 implants.
The Monte Carlo method was used to study perturbations of single I-125 seed dose distributions created by the presence of one or three neighboring seeds for the case of seeds immersed in a water phantom. Perturbation factors were determined within the geometric shadow of neighboring seeds for two-seed designs, four-seed spacings, and several choices of dose point. The results were compared to dose estimates obtained by the simple superposition of single-seed data for one- and two-plane implants. Some significant differences were found.
Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190.
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D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes