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3/2024
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Dosimetric comparison of AcurosTM BV and AAPM TG-43 formalism for interstitial iridium-192 high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Yiannis Roussakis
1
,
Georgios Antorkas
1
,
Leonidas Georgiou
1
,
Iosif Strouthos
2
,
Efstratios Karagiannis
2
,
Constantinos Zamboglou
2
,
Konstantinos Ferentinos
2
,
Nikolaos Zamboglou
2
,
Georgios Anagnostopoulos
1

  1. Department of Medical Physics, German Oncology Center, University Hospital of the European University, Limassol, Cyprus
  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, German Oncology Center, University Hospital of the European University, Limassol, Cyprus
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024; 16, 3: 211–218
Online publish date: 2024/06/28
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