Z. Naghshnezhad

[ 1 ] - Updating the Planar Patterson-Parker Table for Ir-192 and Cs-137 Brachytherapy Sources Using the Most Recent TG-43U1 Recommended Dosimetric Parameters

Background: The Patterson-Parker table was created in 1934 to determine mg-hr required to deliver the prescribed dose to the treatment area. These tables were created using the dosimetric data for 226Ra that was determined in air and were utilized for dose calculations around implants with Ra-equivalent radionuclides such as 137Cs and 192Ir. Therefore, the differences of the tissue attenuation ...