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Inverse Square Law

2

1 2

2 1

d d I I

10

40

20

30

Dose

rate

Distance from source

The intensity of electromagnetic radiation is

inversely proportional to the square of the

distance.

For Brachytherapy implants this means the dose

distributions are non-homogenous and there is a

sleeve of high dose surrounding each source