title: An iodine-125 plaque for radiotherapy of the eye: manufacture and dosimetric considerations.
abstract: A comparison of computer dose calculations and thermoluminescent dosemeter measurements in a phantom is given for an iodine-125 plaque for radiotherapy of the eye. The off-central-axis measurements and their relationship to the central-axis depth doses are documented. It was found that the gold backing of the applicator did not influence dosimetry in the phantom and thus the eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Harnett
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008961:Models, Structural; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes