Advanced Physics for Brachytherapy 2018

Sensitivity of Anatomic Sites to Dosimetric Limitations of Current Planning Systems

anatomic site

photon energy

absorbed dose

beta/kerma dose

attenuation shielding scattering

high low

prostate

XXX XXX XXX

XXX

high

breast

XXX XXX XXX

low

XXX

high

GYN

XXX XXX

low

XXX XXX XXX XXX

high

skin

XXX

low

XXX XXX

high

lung

XXX XXX

XXX XXX XXX

low

high

penis

XXX

low

XXX XXX XXX

high

eye

XXX XXX XXX XXX

low

Rivard, Venselaar, Beaulieu, Med Phys 36, 2136-2153 (2009)