Influence of Metal of the Applicator on the Dose Distribution during Brachytherapy

This study explores how the metal materials of the applicator influence the dose distribution when performing brachytherapy for cervical cancer. A pinpoint ionization chamber, Monte Carlo code MCNPX, and treatment planning system are used to evaluate the dose distribution for a single Ir-192 source...

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Autores principales: Wu, Chin-Hui, Shiau, An-Cheng, Liao, Yi-Jen, Lin, Hsin-Yu, Liu, Yen-Wan Hsueh, Hsu, Shih-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4136780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25133789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104831

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4136780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25133789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104831

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