1105 / 1840
HISTORICAL MANCHESTER SYSTEM
Point A
FOR A GIVEN TUMOUR VOLUME
source strength
source geometry
application duration
A set of rules
2 cm
2 cm
POINT A
B
50
CERTAIN POINT A DOSE (R)
CLASSICAL APPLICATION:
144 hours (2 sessions) for 8000 R at point A (dose rate 53 R/h)
Meredith WJ, ed. Radium dosage. The Manchester system. Edinburgh;1947.