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Dosimetry in LDR- and HDR-Brachytherapy by SPECT Measurements of Scattered Compton Photons

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Radioactive Isotopes in Clinical Medicine and Research

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Direct noninvasive measurements of isodose distribution was not possible yet in brachytherapy. By using a gamma camera with SPECT imaging, we measured Compton photons scattered by tissue interaction in order to quantify isodose distribution resulting from a Low-dose-Ir-192-source (45 mCi). The effective local tissue dose seems to correlate to the isocount rate.

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  1. Dr. J. S. Zimmermann

    Present address: Klinik fĂĽr Strahlentherapie (Radioonkologie), Arnold-Heller-str. 9, 24105, Kiel, Germany

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  1. Departments of Radiotherapy (Radiooncology), University of Kiel, Germany

    Dr. J. S. Zimmermann, B. Kimmig, M. Clausen, M. Schramm & G. Kovacs

  2. Nuclear Medicine, University of Kiel, Germany

    K. H. Bohuslavizki & E. Henze

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, University of Vienna, Dr. Heckmannstr. 4, A-1140, Vienna, Austria

    Helmar Bergmann

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Vienna, Nadlergasse 1, A-1090, Vienna, Austria

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Zimmermann, J.S. et al. (1995). Dosimetry in LDR- and HDR-Brachytherapy by SPECT Measurements of Scattered Compton Photons. In: Bergmann, H., Sinzinger, H. (eds) Radioactive Isotopes in Clinical Medicine and Research. Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7340-6_20

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