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Assessment of Radiation Dose for Surrounding Organs and Persons Approaching Patients upon Brachytherapy of Cervical Cancer with $^{192}Ir$  

Kang, Se-Sik (Department of Radiological Science, College of Health sciences, Catholic University of Pusan)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.33, no.3, 2010 , pp. 283-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to evaluate radiation dose on the uterus and surrounding organs during brachytherapy for cervical cancer, of which the frequency of occurrence is high in Korean women, as well as radiation dose on medical staffs in proximity of patients receiving the therapy, a mathematical phantom based on reference Korean was established and the radiation dose was calculated accordingly. For simulation, $^{192}Ir$, which is useful in brachytherapy, was selected as radionuclide. Also, it was presumed that the intensity of initial radiation was 1 Ci. The result indicated the radiation of 4.92E-14 Gy/Ci in the uterus, the source organ. In addition, radiation on people around patient receiving the therapy was found to be 1.24E-07 Sv at a distance of 30 cm.
Keywords
Radiotherapy; Dose simulation; Cervical cancer brachytherapy; $^{192}Ir$; Surrounding organs dose;
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