Comparison of measured and calculated dose distributions around an iridium 192 wire

M. T. Gillin; F. Lopez; R. W. Kline; D. F. Grimm; A. Niroomand rad

doi:10.1118/1.596175

Comparison of measured and calculated dose distributions around an iridium 192 wire

M. T. Gillin, F. Lopez, R. W. Kline, D. F. Grimm, A. Niroomand rad

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

The relative dose distribution around a 5.0 cm long piece of ¹⁹²Ir wire has been measured using LiF chips. Measurements were made at distances of 0.25 to 5.0 cm away from the source and distances of 0.0 to 4.0 cm along the source. In addition, measurements were also made at several distances along the axis of the source. Attention was paid to the errors associated with these measurements. A comparison was made between a commercial software program, isodos, an analytical solution to the Sievert integral, and the measurements. Good agreement was obtained at distances along and away from the source. Major disagreements were found at points along the source axis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	915-918
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical physics
Volume	15
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.596175
State	Published - Nov 1988

Keywords

DOSE RATES
IRIDIUM 192
PHANTOMS
RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS
RADIOTHERAPY
THERAPEUTIC USES
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY

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Biophysics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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