Advanced Physics for Brachytherapy 2018

Low-E HDR Brachytherapy Systems

• Low-energy sources for HDR brachytherapy – electronic brachytherapy (eBT) can turn on/off – similar dose distributions to HDR 125 I source – independence from a radioactive materials license – diminished shielding/licensing/security required – potential to replace radionuclide-based brachytherapy like linacs replaced 60 Co

• Vendors for eBT brachytherapy systems – Carl Zeiss AG (INTRABEAM) – Xoft/iCAD (Axxent) – Nucletron/Elekta (esteya)