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Sensitivity of contributing factors to heterogeneity corrections in dosimetry of ocular brachytherapy using iodine-125 COMS plaques

Yongsook C. Lee
1, 2
,
Mehran Nik Akhtar
3
,
Yongbok Kim
4
,
Jae Won Jung
5

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA,
  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
  3. West Physics, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
  5. Department of Radiation Oncology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024; 16, 5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2024.144232
Online publish date: 2024/10/18
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