A “natural” volume–dose histogram for brachytherapy Journal Article
| Author: | Anderson, L. L. |
| Article Title: | A “natural” volume–dose histogram for brachytherapy |
| Abstract: | The most useful formulation of the volume–dose histogram for brachytherapy is one which suppresses inverse square law effects while preserving proportionality between volume and the area under the curve. These objectives are met by plotting the distribution of volume per unit -3/2 power of dose rate versus the -3/2 power of dose rate; such a distribution is constant for a single point source. Adding sources results in the formation of a peak, which provides a graphical indication of dose rate uniformity. Evaluation of other peak parameters such as width, position, and contained volume, in relation to treatment dose rate, permits a quantitative and clinically relevant volume–dose assessment of interstitial implants. © 1986, American Association of Physicists in Medicine. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | nonhuman; methodology; radiotherapy dosage; radiotherapy; brachytherapy; radioisotope; volume; radiation dose distribution; therapy; radioisotope therapy; histogram; dose rates; nonbiological model; human; priority journal; radiation dose distributions; depth dose distributions; 87.53.10.k; 87.53.5; radiation source implants |
| Journal Title: | Medical Physics |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0094-2405 |
| Publisher: | American Association of Physicists in Medicine |
| Date Published: | 1986-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 898 |
| End Page: | 903 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1118/1.595815 |
| PUBMED: | 3796487 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Erratum issued, see DOI: 10.1118/1.595993 -- Export Date: 18 August 2021 -- Source: Scopus |
