Download or read book Calibration of Photon and Beta Ray Sources Used in Brachytherapy written by International Atomic Energy Agency Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Calibration of Photon and Beta Ray Sources Used in Brachytherapy written by A. Shanta and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Calibration of Gamma ray emitting Brachytherapy Sources written by James T. Weaver and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Calibration of Gamma ray Brachytherapy Sources written by Jeffrey Ford Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Calibration of Beta particle Radiation Instrumentation and Sources written by John S. Pruitt and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dosimetry of Beta Rays and Low energy Photons for Brachytherapy with Sealed Sources written by International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Specification of Gamma ray Brachytherapy Sources written by National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements and published by Ncrp. This book was released on 1974 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recent Advances in Brachytherapy Physics written by Douglas R. Shearer and published by American Institute of Physics. This book was released on 1981 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph, Recent Advances in Brachytherapy Physics, is published by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) to up-date one of the earliest forms of radiation therapy. Brachytherapy, the use of contact or implanted radioactive sources, is still an important modality in the treatment of cancer. The discussion of new Brachytherapy sources together with new instruments, techniques, and applicators makes this monograph a useful reference for radiation therapy physicists and physicians.

Download or read book Dosimetry in Brachytherapy An International Code of Practice for Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories and Hospitals written by IAEA and published by International Atomic Energy Agency. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brachytherapy process requires consistent reference dosimetry that is traceable to metrological primary standards and common procedures to be followed for reference dosimetry globally. The Code of Practice is addressed to both Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories and hospitals. It fulfills the need for a systematic and internationally unified approach to the calibration and use of vented well-type re-entrant ionisation chambers in determining the strength of brachytherapy sources with intensities measurable by such detectors. The dosimetry formalism as well as common procedures for calibration, reference dosimetry, reference-class instrument assessment and commissioning of the well-type ionisation chamber system are provided.

Download or read book Radiation Oncology Physics written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is aimed at students and teachers involved in teaching programmes in field of medical radiation physics, and it covers the basic medical physics knowledge required in the form of a syllabus for modern radiation oncology. The information will be useful to those preparing for professional certification exams in radiation oncology, medical physics, dosimetry or radiotherapy technology.

Download or read book Comprehensive Brachytherapy written by Jack Venselaar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern brachytherapy is one of the most important oncological treatment modalities requiring an integrated approach that utilizes new technologies, advanced clinical imaging facilities, and a thorough understanding of the radiobiological effects on different tissues, the principles of physics, dosimetry techniques and protocols, and clinical expertise. A complete overview of the field, Comprehensive Brachytherapy: Physical and Clinical Aspects is a landmark publication, presenting a detailed account of the underlying physics, design, and implementation of the techniques, along with practical guidance for practitioners. Bridging the gap between research and application, this single source brings together the technological basis, radiation dosimetry, quality assurance, and fundamentals of brachytherapy. In addition, it presents discussion of the most recent clinical practice in brachytherapy including prostate, gynecology, breast, and other clinical treatment sites. Along with exploring new clinical protocols, it discusses major advances in imaging, robotics, dosimetry, Monte Carlo-based dose calculation, and optimization.

Download or read book Calibration of Survey Instruments Used in Radiation Protection for the Assessment of Ionizing Radiation Fields and Radioactive Surface Contamination written by National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements and published by Ncrp. This book was released on 1991 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scintillation Dosimetry written by Sam Beddar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scintillation Dosimetry delivers a comprehensive introduction to plastic scintillation dosimetry, covering everything from basic radiation dosimetry concepts to plastic scintillating fiber optics. Comprised of chapters authored by leading experts in the medical physics community, the book: Discusses a broad range of technical implementations, from point source dosimetry scaling to 3D-volumetric and 4D-scintillation dosimetry Addresses a wide scope of clinical applications, from machine quality assurance to small-field and in vivo dosimetry Examines related optical techniques, such as optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) or Čerenkov luminescence Thus, Scintillation Dosimetry provides an authoritative reference for detailed, state-of-the-art information on plastic scintillation dosimetry and its use in the field of radiation dosimetry.

Download or read book Clinical Dosimetry Beta Radiation Sources for Brachytherapy written by British Standards Institute Staff and published by . This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radiation measurement, Dosimeters, Clinical medicine, Radiology apparatus (medical), Medical radiology, Medical equipment, Radioactive sources, Beta-particles, Calibration, Quality assurance, Statistical methods of analysis, Electrical medical equipment

Download or read book Calibration of Gamma ray emitting Brachytherapy Sources written by James T. Weaver and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Comprehensive Brachytherapy written by Jack Venselaar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern brachytherapy is one of the most important oncological treatment modalities requiring an integrated approach that utilizes new technologies, advanced clinical imaging facilities, and a thorough understanding of the radiobiological effects on different tissues, the principles of physics, dosimetry techniques and protocols, and clinical expertise. A complete overview of the field, Comprehensive Brachytherapy: Physical and Clinical Aspects is a landmark publication, presenting a detailed account of the underlying physics, design, and implementation of the techniques, along with practical guidance for practitioners. Bridging the gap between research and application, this single source brings together the technological basis, radiation dosimetry, quality assurance, and fundamentals of brachytherapy. In addition, it presents discussion of the most recent clinical practice in brachytherapy including prostate, gynecology, breast, and other clinical treatment sites. Along with exploring new clinical protocols, it discusses major advances in imaging, robotics, dosimetry, Monte Carlo-based dose calculation, and optimization.

Download or read book Characterization of Low energy Photon emitting Brachytherapy Sources with Modified Strengths for Applications in Focal Therapy written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Permanent implants of low-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sources are used to treat a variety of cancers. Individual source models must be separately characterized due to their unique geometry, materials, and radionuclides, which all influence their dose distributions. Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) are often used for dose measurements around low-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sources. TLDs are typically calibrated with higher energy sources such as Co-60, which requires a correction for the change in the response of the TLDs as a function of photon energy. These corrections have historically been based on TLD response to x ray bremsstrahlung spectra instead of to brachytherapy sources themselves. This work determined the TLD intrinsic energy dependence for I-125 and Pd-103 sources relative to Co-60, which allows for correction of TLD measurements of brachytherapy sources with factors specific to their energy spectra. Traditional brachytherapy sources contain mobile internal components and large amounts of high-Z material such as radio-opaque markers and titanium encapsulations. These all contribute to perturbations and uncertainties in the dose distribution around the source. The CivaString is a new elongated Pd-103 brachytherapy source with a fixed internal geometry, polymer encapsulation, and lengths ranging from 1 to 6 cm, which offers advantages over traditional source designs. This work characterized the CivaString source and the results facilitated the formal approval of this source for use in clinical treatments. Additionally, the accuracy of a superposition technique for dose calculation around the sources with lengths>1 cm was verified. Advances in diagnostic techniques are paving the way for focal brachytherapy in which the dose is intentionally modulated throughout the target volume to focus on subvolumes that contain cancer cells. Brachytherapy sources with variable longitudinal strength (VLS) are a promising candidate for use in focal brachytherapy treatments given their customizable activity distributions, although they are not yet commercially available. This work characterized five prototype VLS sources, developed methods for clinical calibration and verification of these sources, and developed an analytical dose calculation algorithm that scales with both source length and VLS.