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Inverse Square Law
2
1 2
2 1
d d I I
The intensity of electromagnetic radiation is
inversely proportional to the square of the
distance.
10
40
20
30
Dose
rate
Distance from source
For Brachytherapy implants this means the dose
distributions are non-homogenous and there is a
sleeve of high dose surrounding each source