Ex) Article Title, Author, Keywords
Ex) Article Title, Author, Keywords
Korean Journal of Medical Physics 2013; 24(3): 171-175
Published online September 30, 2013
Copyright © Korean Society of Medical Physics.
Kyo Chul Shin*, Sang Gyu Choi*, Ki Hwan Kim†, Kwang Jae Son‡, Dong Hyeok Jeong§, Jeung Kee Kim§
신교철*ㆍ최상규*ㆍ김기환†ㆍ손광재‡ㆍ정동혁§ㆍ김정기§
Applicator of various kind of number ten kinds is used to raise from efficiency of brachytherapy to maximum. The compatibility of radiation source and applicator is very important subject for safety brachytherapy. Developed high dose rate brachytherapy source through Hanaro nuclear reactor in Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and improve compatibility with using equipment in present. In this research, we wished to evaluate stability mechanical safety of radiation source and we developed phantom for evaluate several quality about Ir-192 sealed source that improve newly in Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and is improved. The result for suitability of Ir-192 HDR source with brachytherapy tools that did normal operation in 2.2∼2.7 cm extent about change of equal curvature and consider change of sudden curvature that did normal operation in radius 1.5∼1.8 cm extent.
KeywordsIr-192 source, HDR, Brachytherapy, Mechanical safety
pISSN 2508-4445
eISSN 2508-4453
Formerly ISSN 1226-5829
Frequency: Quarterly