Assessment of ocular beta radiation dose distribution due to 106Ru/106Rh brachytherapy applicators using MCNPX Monte Carlo code

Assessment of ocular beta radiation dose distribution due to 106Ru/106Rh brachytherapy applicators using MCNPX Monte Carlo code

<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Melanoma at the choroid region is the most common primary cancer that affects the eye in adult patients. Concave ophthalmic applicators with <sup>106</sup>Ru/<sup>106</sup>Rh beta sources are the more used for treatment of these...

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Main Authors: Nilseia Aparecida Barbosa, Luiz Antonio Ribeiro da Rosa, Artur Ferreira de Menezes, Juraci Reis, Alessandro Facure, Delson Braz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJCTO 2014-08-01
Series:International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology
Subjects:
Eye Brachytherapy
Monte Carlo
Dose Distribution
Ruthenium-106
Online Access:http://ijcto.org/index.php/IJCTO/article/view/96

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