Journal:
:iranian journal of radiation research
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s. sina radiation research center, school of engineering, shiraz university, shiraz, iran
r. faghihi radiation research center, school of engineering, shiraz university, shiraz, iran
a.s. meigooni department of radiation medicine, university of kentucky medical centre, lexington, kentucky, usa
s. mehdizadeh radiation research center, school of engineering, shiraz university, shiraz, iran
m. zehtabian radiation medicine department, school of engineering, shiraz university, shiraz, iran
m.a. mosleh-shirazi radiotherapy physics unit, department of radiotherapy and oncology, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
background: the dose rate distribution delivered by a low dose rate 137cs pellet source, a spherical source used within the source trains of the selectron gynecological brachytherapy system, was investigated using the mcnp4c monte carlo code. materials and methods: the calculations were performed in both water and plexiglas and the absolute dose rate distribution for a single pellet source and ...
