CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

Dose from Dose-Rate

TG-43 derives the Initial Dose Rate

t

: is the time of the begin of the treatment

0

 = T

1/2 / ln2 , the mean lifetime of the Radionuclide,  = 1 / 

T 1/2 : is the half-life of the Radionuclide

T: is the duration of the Treatment (placement of the source)