title: Dose evaluation and measurement of the 188Re liquid-filled balloon in intravascular brachytherapy.
abstract: We compared the Monte Carlo evaluation and GafChromic MD-55 film experimental measurement of 188Re liquid-filled balloons in intravascular brachytherapy using two phantoms of 6 mm vascular diameter, a phantom of 4 mm vascular diameter and a phantom of 3 mm vascular diameter. A dose-evaluation interface program was developed and was shown to be capable of quickly providing information such as the necessary 188Re source irradiation time to deliver a prescribed dose.
authors.affiliation: National Radiation Standard Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Uei-Tyng
authors.initials: UT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chien-Hau
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Bor-Tsung
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Wen-Song
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012015:Reference Standards; D012211:Rhenium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012211:Rhenium