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Study on the Compatibility for an Ir-192 Source Manufactured by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in GammaMed Brachytherapy Machine  

Jeong, Dong-Hyeok (Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital)
Lee, Kang-Kyoo (Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital)
Kim, Soo-Kon (Kangwon University Hospital)
Moon, Sun-Rock (Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital)
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Progress in Medical Physics / v.21, no.1, 2010 , pp. 78-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
The compatibility with GammaMed-12i brachytherapy machine for an Ir-192 encapsulated source (IRRS20, KAERI, Korea) manufactured by Korea atomic energy research institute (KAERI) has been investigated. As a mechanical testing of compatibility, precise measurement of step movement with channels, measurement of curvature of radius for wire, and emergency return testing were performed. Periodic measurements of air kerma strength for 45 days were carried out to evaluate decay characteristics of Ir-192 radioisotope and comparison of dose distributions in phantom between KAERI and old sources previously used were performed by film dosimetry. KAERI source has a good compatibility with GammaMed12i machine as a result of mechanical testing. There are in good agreement with calculated values in activity characteristics and there were small differences in dose distributions around the source in comparison between KAERI and old source.
Keywords
KAERI; Ir-192; GammaMed;
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