title: Comparison of dosimetric standards of USA and France for HDR brachytherapy.
abstract: A bilateral comparison of national dosimetric standards for high dose rate brachytherapy has been conducted between the Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel and the University of Wisconsin Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory. A complete overview of the methods that are currently in use to establish the two national standards is given. The comparison has been carried out using well-type transfer ionization chambers. Three units have been calibrated in both laboratories, and calibration coefficients have been compared. The discrepancies between the two measurements are within 0.3%.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel-BNM, CEA Saclay 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Guilhem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Douysset
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gouriou
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delaunay
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: DeWerd
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stump
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Micka
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000592:standards*; D002138:Calibration / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D038622:Internationality; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals