title: Monte Carlo simulation of 252CF dose distribution brachytherapy.
abstract: The calculation of absorbed dose rate of photons and neutrons for the linear source of 252Cf with the active length of 2 cm is presented. Monte Carlo code and neutron cross-section data processed from ENDF/B-6 library were used. The achieved values of the absorbed dose rates are in good agreement with those published by other authors. The results of the calculation are applied to the gynecological configuration used in brachytherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nikodemová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fülöp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinak
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D002142:Californium; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009502:Neutrons; D017785:Photons; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D002142:Californium