Dose Distributions of an ¹⁹²Ir Brachytherapy Source in Different Media

Figure 3

Radial dose function calculated by MCNPX code with the ¹⁹²Ir microSelectron HDR source centered in three spherical tissue phantoms with a diameter of 30 cm: (a) comparison of MCNPX results and previously reported results and (b) radial dose functions in water, bone, and lung tissue.

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