Brachytherapy dosimetry parameters calculated for a new 103Pd source.
A new brachytherapy source having 103Pd adsorbed onto silver beads has been designed. The dose distributions of this source have been characterized using version 5 of the MCNP Monte Carlo radiation transport code available from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These results are presented in terms of the updated AAPM Task Group No. 43 (TG-43U1) formalism, dosimetry parameters, and recommended calculation methodology.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Box #246, 750 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
Mark J
MJ
Rivard
Christopher S
CS
Melhus
Bernadette L
BL
Kirk
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