A study about the measurement method of the homogeneity of radioactivity along an iridium-192 wire used in brachytherapy

Costa, Osvaldo L.; Calvo, Wilson A. P.; Zeituni, Carlos A.; Rostelato, Maria E. C. M.; Moura, João A.; Feher, Anselmo; Souza, Carla D.; Somessari, Samir L.

doi:10.2478/nuka-2014-0003

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A study about the measurement method of the homogeneity of radioactivity along an iridium-192 wire used in brachytherapy

Nukleonika

Volume 59 (2014): Issue 1 (March 2014)

By: Osvaldo L. Costa, Wilson A. P. Calvo, Carlos A. Zeituni, Maria E. C. M. Rostelato, João A. Moura, Anselmo Feher, Carla D. Souza and Samir L. Somessari

Open Access

|Mar 2014

Abstract

The Nuclear and Energy Research Institute has produced, since 1998, iridium-192 wires used in low dose rate brachytherapy. In the paper the authors studied the influence of wire profile on the homogeneity distribution of radioactivity of iridium-192 along the wire. The authors propose the improvements in the quality control procedure that will provide more accurate measurement data and suggest changes in control devices.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2014-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922

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Language: English

Page range: 37 - 39

Published on: Mar 25, 2014

Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

iridium-192,

iridium wire,

low dose rate brachytherapy,

quality control,

cancer treatment,

radioactive sources production

Related subjects:

Chemistry,

Nuclear chemistry,

Physics,

Astronomy and astrophysics,

Physics, other

© 2014 Osvaldo L. Costa, Wilson A. P. Calvo, Carlos A. Zeituni, Maria E. C. M. Rostelato, João A. Moura, Anselmo Feher, Carla D. Souza, Samir L. Somessari, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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