A method for verifying treatment times for simple high-dose-rate endobronchial brachytherapy procedures.
An empirical method for verifying the total treatment time for either a one- or a two-catheter high-dose-rate procedure has been developed. The method can be performed quickly and allows for easy verification of the accuracy of the treatment time arrived at by a computerized planning system. The method is designed to confirm the treatment time to within 10%.
Miller
A V
AV
Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
Davis
M G
MG
Horton
J L
JL
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors