| Title |
Evaluation of dose distribution around IR-192 brachiterapy source using Penelope code / |
| Authors |
Tidikas, Andrius ; Adlienė, Diana ; Cibulskaitė, Inga ; Raila, Saulius Povilas |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Medical Physics in the Baltic States : proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Medical Physics, Kaunas, Lithuania, 8-10 November, 2012 / Kaunas University of Technology.. Kaunas : Technologija. 2012, p. 124-126.. ISSN 1822-5721 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Brachytheraphy ; Dosimetry ; Isodose ; Monte Carlo method |
| Abstract [eng] |
Application of radiation technologies for the treatment of cancer patients requires knowledge about the exact dose which was planned and delivered to the cancerous tissue during the procedure. Usually dose plans are prepared using standard dose planning system however dose plans should be verified using independent dose calculation method and algorithm. Since experimental in vivo dosimetry in brachytheraphy is very complicated, modeling results could be used instead of experimentally obtained values. Monte Carlo based Penelope code was used for modeling of dose distributions around Ir-192 brachytheraphy source in air and in water. Required simulation accuracy was achieved comparing theoretical calculations and simulation results. Modeling results have been analyzed and are discussed in the present paper. |
| Published |
Kaunas : Technologija |
| Type |
Conference paper |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
