Monte Carlo dosimetry study of newly designed shielded applicators for intensity modulated brachytherapy of cervical and vaginal cancers
This study has quantitatively evaluated the dosimetric effect of tungsten shields in the IMBT technique for cervical and vaginal cancer using cobalt sources. <sup>192</sup>Ir compared to <sup>60</sup>Co resulted in higher effectiveness for the designed intrauterine and intravaginal shields. while implementing tungsten shields in the redesigned applicators against the <sup>60</sup>Co source may not offer complete protection, it does show promising results in reducing the dose to organs at risk.
Authors
- Erfan Saatchian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6049-2903)
- Sare Hosseini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1242-763X)
- Shahrokh Nasseri
- Hamid Gholamhosseinian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2246-6939)
Institutions
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Oncology
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-024-01383-5
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences