PMID: 9547501Apr 21, 1998Paper

Calibration and characterization of beta-particle sources for intravascular brachytherapy

Medical Physics
Christopher G SoaresC K Wang

Abstract

The calibration of a catheter-based system to be used for therapeutic radiation treatment to prevent restenosis following interventional coronary procedures is described. The primary dosimetry was performed ionometrically using an extrapolation chamber equipped with a 1-mm diameter collecting electrode to measure absorbed dose in tissue equivalent plastic at a depth of 2 mm. These results are compared with measurements with radiochromic dye film, which is also used to characterize sources for axial and trans-axial uniformity, and to determine dose distributions at various depths. A protocol for dose calculation based on that of AAPM TG43 is suggested for these sources, and examples of its use are given for the calculation of the enhancement effect on dose rate from a single seed source due to neighboring seeds. Monte Carlo calculations were also performed to validate the measured results.

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