The Source Production & Equipment Co. (SPEC) Model M-15 Iridium Brachytherapy is intended for use as a temporary High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy source. The clinical dosimetry parameters of this source was calculated using the MCNP Monte Carlo analysis program (MCNP6; Los Alamos National Laboratory) in accordance to the updated AAPM Task Group Report No.43 (TG43U1). All TG43U1 dosimetry parameters and their respective statistical uncertainty are presented in the reports.

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Creator

• Ho Thanh, Minh-Tri

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043014-220651

Advisor

• Medich, David Christopher

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-04-30

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Applied Physics

Rights statement

• In Copyright