Prog Med Phys.  2013 Sep;24(3):171-175. 10.14316/pmp.2013.24.3.171.

Development of Phantom for Evaluate the Suitability of Ir-192 HDR Source with Brachytherapy Tools

• Shin KC
• Choi SG
• Kim KH
• Son KJ
• Jeong DH
• Kim JK

• KMID: 1910581
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14316/pmp.2013.24.3.171

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Ir-192 source; HDR; Brachytherapy; Mechanical safety

MeSH Terms

Academies and Institutes
Brachytherapy*
Korea
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Reactors
Radius