Prog Med Phys.  2012 Dec;23(4):326-332.

Development and Application of Ir-192 Brachytherapy Source in Korea

• Son KJ
• Jeong DH

Abstract

Recently, there are difficulties in operating brachtherapy machine in the radiotherapy department because of increasing the source price with decreasing nuclear reactor in the world. The development and technical features of the Ir-192 HDR sources (4.5 mm, 1.1 mm in diameter) in Korea were described in this report. We expect that this report will be helpful for hospitals to make the long-term plan for operating and managing HDR brachytherapy machine.

Keyword

Ir-192 source; Brachytherapy; Radioisotope

MeSH Terms

Brachytherapy
Korea
Nuclear Reactors