A discretized approach to determining TG-43 brachytherapy dosimetry parameters: case study using Monte Carlo calculations for the MED3633 Pd-103 source
Mj. Rivard, A discretized approach to determining TG-43 brachytherapy dosimetry parameters: case study using Monte Carlo calculations for the MED3633 Pd-103 source, APPL RAD IS, 55(6), 2001, pp. 775-782
It is of interest to discern the energy-dependence of American Association
of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) TG-43 brachytherapy dosimetry parameters.
Using Monte Carlo calculation geometry and techniques (MCNP), dependence of
these parameters was calculated as a function of photon energy, in general
, and for the MED3633 Pd-103 source using a discretized approach. Results w
ere weighted and summed to determine the total contribution for comparison
with the Pd-103 source literature. Comprehensive 2-D results are discussed,
and the level of agreement with other assessments are presented. (C) 2001
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