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. 2013 Dec;109(3):367-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.10.032. Epub 2013 Nov 26.

Monte Carlo dosimetry for the Papillon P50 contact radiotherapy and IORT device

Antony Carver  1 , Alan Gately, Richard Clements, Alan Nahum
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Monte Carlo dosimetry for the Papillon P50 contact radiotherapy and IORT device

Antony Carver et al. Radiother Oncol. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Contact radiotherapy uses small field sizes and very short SSDs to deliver low-energy X-rays very close to the position of a tumour. We present a Monte Carlo simulation of the Papillon contact radiotherapy machine, and in particular the backscatter factor, to investigate whether the factors given in current Codes of practice for kV dosimetry remain valid under these conditions.

Keywords: Backscatter factor; Contact radiotherapy; Dosimetry; Monte Carlo; Papillon P50.

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