Dosimetric prerequisites for routine clinical use of photon emitting brachytherapy sources with average energy higher than 50 kev

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作者：
Li, Zuofeng [1 ]
Das, Rupak K.
DeWerd, Larry A.
Ibbott, Geoffrey S.
Meigooni, Ali S.
Perez-Calatayud, Jose
Rivard, Mark J.
Sloboda, Ronald S.
Williamson, Jeffrey F.
机构：
[1] Univ Florida, Dept Radiat Oncol, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Human Oncol, Madison, WI 53792 USA
[3] Univ Wisconsin, Accredited Dosimetry Calibrat Lab, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[4] Univ Texas, MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Radiol Phys Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[5] Univ Kentucky, Med Ctr, Dept Radiat Med, Lexington, KY 40536 USA
[6] Hosp La Fe, Dept Radiotherapy, Valencia 46009, Spain
[7] Tufts Univ, New England Med Ctr, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02111 USA
[8] Cross Canc Inst, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada
[9] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll Virginia, Dept Radiat Oncol, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
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MEDICAL PHYSICS | 2007年 / 34卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1118/1.2388155
中图分类号：
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要：
This paper presents the recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) on the dosimetric parameters to be characterized, and dosimetric studies to be performed to obtain them, for brachytherapy sources with average energy higher than 50 keV that are intended for routine clinical use. In addition, this document makes recommendations on procedures to be used to maintain vendor source strength calibration accuracy. These recommendations reflect the guidance of the AAPM and the ESTRO for its members, and may also be used as guidance to vendors and regulatory agencies in developing good manufacturing practices for sources used in routine clinical treatments. (c) 2007 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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