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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2025

Beam quality correction factors for dose measurements around

Zoi Thrapsanioti, Vasiliki Peppa, Costas J Hourdakis, Pantelis Karaiskos, Aristea Lekatou, Evaggelos Pantelis

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Zoi ThrapsaniotiMedical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki PeppaRadiotherapy department, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Costas J HourdakisIonizing Radiation Unit, Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE), Agia Paraskevi, Greece.
Pantelis KaraiskosMedical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Aristea LekatouMedical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Evaggelos PantelisMedical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo provide beam quality correction factors ( MATERIALS AND

methodsTen detectors were studied, including the PTW 30013 and Exrading12 Farmer large cavity chambers, seven medium (0.1-0.3 cm

resultsFarmer chambers underestimated the dose near the source due to signal volume averaging effects, resulting in k

conclusionsk

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BrachytherapyIridium RadioisotopesMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingRadiotherapy DosageCalibrationHumansNeoplasmsPhotonsRadiometryRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedIridium-192Iridium Radioisotopesbeam quality correction factorsbrachytherapydosimetry measurementquality assurance

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PMID39601314
PMCPMC11713369

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