Comparison of TG-43 and TG-186 in breast irradiation using a low energy electronic brachytherapy source

Shane A. White; Guillaume Landry; Gabriel Paiva Fonseca; Randy Holt; Thomas Rusch; Luc Beaulieu; Frank Verhaegen; Brigitte Reniers

doi:10.1118/1.4873319

Comparison of TG-43 and TG-186 in breast irradiation using a low energy electronic brachytherapy source

Shane A. White, Guillaume Landry, Gabriel Paiva Fonseca, Randy Holt, Thomas Rusch, Luc Beaulieu, Frank Verhaegen, Brigitte Reniers^*

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Abstract

Purpose: The recently updated guidelines for dosimetry in brachytherapy in TG-186 have recommended the use of model-based dosimetry calculations as a replacement for TG-43. TG-186 highlights shortcomings in the water-based approach in TG-43, particularly for low energy brachytherapy sources. The Xoft Axxent is a low energy (

Original language	English
Article number	61701
Journal	Medical Physics
Volume	41
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4873319
Publication status	Published - Jun 2014

Keywords

Monte Carlo dosimetry
TG-186
APBI
tissue modeling
electronic brachytherapy
applicator modeling

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