Advanced Physics for Brachytherapy 2018

eBT Commissioning Specifics

• Consider AAPM Task Group Reports and Guidance TG-43 Brachytherapy Dosimetry Formalism TG-56 Code of Practice for Brachytherapy TG-59 High Dose Rate Tx Delivery

TG-182 Recommendations on eBT Quality Management 2008 AAPM (Butler et al .) Low-energy Source Calibrations 2008 ASTRO Emerging Technology Cmte: Electronic Brachytherapy

• Need comparisons of measured and calculated dose distributions, and consensus datasets

• HDR breast commissioning by Hiatt et al. JACMP (2008)