Temporal drift in calibration of Ir-192 brachytherapy sources: A multi-center study on dosimetric discrepancies and metrological consistency

Background and purpose: High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy relies on accurate and metrologically traceable source strength determination. Recent anecdotal reports and preliminary studies have suggested a possible temporal drift in the reference air kerma rate (RAKR) measured by clinical users compar...

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Hauptverfasser: Javier Vijande, Jacob G. Johansen, Marisol De Brabandere, Taran Paulsen Hellebust, Antonio Herreros, Christian Kirisits, Ruud van Leeuwen, Panagiotis Papagiannis, Mark J. Rivard, Frank-André Siebert, Frank Verhaegen, Jan Wiersma, Åsa Carlsson Tedgren
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Schriftenreihe:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
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Online-Zugang:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240563162500106X
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