Monte Carlo-based dose calculation for 32 P patch source for superficial brachytherapy applications

Skin cancer treatment involving 32 P source is an easy, less expensive method of treatment limited to small and superficial lesions of approximately 1 mm deep. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has indigenously developed 32 P nafion-based patch source (1 cm Χ 1 cm) for treating skin cancer. For t...

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Main Authors: Sridhar Sahoo, Selvam T Palani, S K Saxena, D A R Babu, A Dash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2015;volume=40;issue=1;spage=13;epage=17;aulast=Sahoo