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Dose from Dose-Rate

TG-43 derives the Initial Dose Rate: T >>

τ

This is e.g. the case for permanent implants with

125

I

or

103

Pd

!

k

u

:

is a units conversion factor to convert the dose rate expressed

in cGy h

-1

and considering the time unit of the value T to the

desired dose unit, Gy or cGy.

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T

0

e1 )t, ,r(D) ,r(D

2/1

2/1

T

4427 .1

2ln

T 1

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