Selectron: rectal dose-rate measurements and modified applicators.
A procedure for estimating the rectal dose-rate in patients treated by a Selectron remote-afterloading machine is described. This entails dose-rate measurements using low-activity test sources whilst the patient is still in theatre. The standard applicators were modified to enable the rectal dose to be reduced.
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D012007:Rectum