BACKGROUND Dosimetric characteristics of a high dose rate (HDR) GZP6 Co-60 brachytherapy source have been evaluated following American Association of Physicists in MedicineTask Group 43U1 (AAPM TG-43U1) recommendations for their clinical applications. MATERIALS AND METHODS MCNP-4C and MCNPX Monte Carlo codes were utilized to calculate dose rate constant, two dimensional (2D) dose distribution...

Purpose: A simple method for verifying the dose point kernel of Ir-192 source used in HDR brachytherapy using Kodak EDR2 film in a spiralphantom. Method and Materials: A spiral solid water phantom availablefrom Gammex International for IMRT QA was modified for this study. A CT scan image of the phantom was acquired with a 10 x 12 inch filmloaded in the spiral groove. A 3.5 mm long 8...

BACKGROUND Although (192)Ir intracoronary brachytherapy has been demonstrated to dramatically reduce the recurrence of in-stent restenosis, up to 24% of these patients will still require repeat target-vessel revascularization. The short- and long-term outcomes of repeat percutaneous intervention in this population have not been characterized. METHODS AND RESULTS Analysis was performed of all ...

هدیکچ هقباس و فده : ناطرس زا بسانم تاعلاطا اب یم صاخ یئایفارغج هیحان رد فلتخم یاه همانرب ناوت ار یبط یاه یارب لابرغ و نامرد یرگ ) Screening ( هورگ دومن صخشم رطخرپ یاه . نآ زا هک اج گرم نازیم نانمس ناتسا تشادهب زکرم لااب ریم و ی زکرم رد یناقوف شراوگ هاگتسد ناطرس رثا رب ار ی ا هدرک شرازگ ناریا تس . یماـمت تـبث و یـسررب یارـب تفریذپ ماجنا یعماج قیقحت نانمس ناتسا یموب تیعمج نیب رد ناطرس دراوم ...

AIM OF THE STUDY The (57)Co radioisotope has recently been proposed as a hypothetical brachytherapy source due to its high specific activity, appropriate half-life (272 days) and medium energy photons (114.17 keV on average). In this study, Task Group No. 43 dosimetric parameters were calculated and reported for a hypothetical (57)Co source. MATERIAL AND METHODS A hypothetical (57)Co source w...

PURPOSE Historically, treatment of malignant surface lesions has been achieved with linear accelerator based electron beams or superficial x-ray beams. Recent developments in the field of brachytherapy now allow for the treatment of surface lesions with specialized conical applicators placed directly on the lesion. Applicators are available for use with high dose rate (HDR)(192)Ir sources, as w...

Recently it was speculated that ultrafine particles may translocate from deposition sites in the lungs to systemic circulation. This could lead to accumulation and potentially adverse reactions in critical organs such as liver, heart, and even brain, consistent with the hypothesis that ultrafine insoluble particles may play a role in the onset of cardiovascular diseases, as growing evidence fro...