2010
A systematic evaluation of the dose-rate constant determined by photon spectrometry for 21 different models of low-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sources
Chen Z, Nath R. A systematic evaluation of the dose-rate constant determined by photon spectrometry for 21 different models of low-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sources. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2010, 55: 6089-6104. PMID: 20871136, PMCID: PMC3265933, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/20/004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA photon spectrometric dose‐rate constant determination for the Advantage™ Pd‐103 brachytherapy source
Chen ZJ, Bongiorni P, Nath R. A photon spectrometric dose‐rate constant determination for the Advantage™ Pd‐103 brachytherapy source. Medical Physics 2010, 37: 672-674. PMID: 20229876, PMCID: PMC2821420, DOI: 10.1118/1.3298011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Photon spectrometry for the determination of the dose‐rate constant of low‐energy photon‐emitting brachytherapy sources
Chen ZJ, Nath R. Photon spectrometry for the determination of the dose‐rate constant of low‐energy photon‐emitting brachytherapy sources. Medical Physics 2007, 34: 1412-1430. PMID: 17500473, DOI: 10.1118/1.2713217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoton spectrometry techniquePhoton spectrometryHigh-resolution gamma-ray spectrometerDosimetry techniquesLow-energy photonsPhoton energy spectrumMono-energetic photonsGamma-ray spectrometerLow-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sourcesBrachytherapy sourcesLow-energy sourcesAbsolute dosimeterPhoton characteristicsEnergy dependenceDetector sensitivityDetector sizeSolid phantomDose rate measurementsPhotonsDosimetric propertiesRadiation dosimetryDose rate constantDose rateSpectrometry techniquesAccurate measurement