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An International Survey of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Dosimetry Practices

Authors: Anna Becker, Tomislav Bokulic, Mauro Carrara, Krzysztof Chelminski, Larry A. DeWerd, Alexis Dimitriadis, Benjamin Kellogg, Malcolm R. McEwen, Zakithi L.M Msimang, Mark J. Rivard, Thorsten Sander, Thorsten Schneider, Jamema Swamidas, Egor Titovich, Paula Toroi, Carlos E. de Almeida, Jacco de Pooter, Liset de la Fuente Rosales, Deborah G. van der Merwe

Affiliation: Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, University of Zagreb, National Physical Laboratory, IAEA, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Rio de Janeiro State University, Dosimetry Laboratory, Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section, Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, National Metrology Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section, Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, National Research Council, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The recently published IAEA-TRS-492 international code of practice (CoP) aims at improving traceability, accuracy, and consistency in Brachytherapy Dosimetry. To assess current approaches to ...

Temporal Drift in Ir-192 Source Strength Measurements: A Braphyqs Multi-Center Analysis

Authors: Åsa K. Carlsson Tedgren, Taran Hellebust, Antonio Herreros, Jacob Johansen, Christian Kirisits, Panagiotis Papagiannis, Mark J. Rivard, Frank-Andre Siebert, Frank Verhaegen, Javier Vijande, Jan Wiersma, Marisol de Brabandere, Ruud van Leeuwen

Affiliation: UKSH, Campus Kiel, Klinik für Strahlentherapie (Radioonkologie), Department of Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Radiation Physics, Department of Medicine and Health (IMH), Linköping University, Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, IFIC-UV, Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW – School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study, which was carried out by the GEC-ESTRO BRAPHYQS working group, reports the increasing divergence between clinical reference air kerma rate (RAKR) measurements and vendor-provided ...