CPB Budapest 2017

Dosimetric characterization of a high dose rate

192

I source for brachytherapy

application using Monte Carlo simulation and benchmarking with

thermoluminescent dosimetry.

Bidmeshki et al.,

Int. J. Radiat. Res., Vol. 12 No. 3, July 2014

192

Ir – HDR Sources

Dose calculation – AAPM-TG43: The Radial Dose Function g(r):

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

0.60

0.65

0.70

0.75

0.80

0.85

0.90

0.95

1.00

1.05

microSelectron classic

microSelectron new

VariSource old

VariSource new

Radial Dose Function g(r)

Radial Distance r (cm)