Advanced Physics for Brachytherapy 2018

TG-43 2D F o r m a l i s m

radial dose function

geometry function

source strength

( ) , q

G r

X

D r

S =   

g r F r

( , ) q



( ) ( , ) q 

K

X

(

)

G r

,

q

X

0 0

dose rate constant

2D anisotropy function

slide adapted from Luc Beaulieu