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Dose calculation – AAPM-TG43
AAPM-TG43 formalism
The generally accepted formalism for brachytherapy Applied for
Afterloader, Seeds, Wires, Tubes
(Medical Physics in 1995, revised Version in 2004,
> 50keV, HEBD 2012)
Why this formalism???
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Introduction of revised calibration standards
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Source strength specification quantities
(measurable)
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Dose calculation formalisms
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Confusion with regard to dosimetric data resolved
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Only quantities from dose rates in water medium
near the actual source to be used