A formalism for traceable dosimetry in superficial electronic brachytherapy

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A formalism for traceable dosimetry in superficial electronic brachytherapy

Brachytherapy is an effective treatment option for many types of cancer.. A newer variant, electronic brachytherapy (eBT), is increasingly used – but without a formal and traceable method to determine radiation dose.

VSL scientists Leon de Prez, Paz Aviles and Elfried Kok worked to formalize this dosimetry so that various eBT systems can be better aligned.

The results were published in an open access paper for Physics in Medicine & Biology. The research was part of the EMPIR PRISM-eBT project.

Read the publication here.