Energy deposition by a Ru-106/Rh-106 eye applicator simulated using LEPTS, a low-energy particle track simulation

Paulo Manuel Assis Loureiro Limão-vieira

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.04.024

Energy deposition by a Ru-106/Rh-106 eye applicator simulated using LEPTS, a low-energy particle track simulation

Paulo Manuel Assis Loureiro Limão-vieira

DF – Departamento de Física

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Abstract

The present study introduces LEPTS, an event-by-event Monte Carlo programme, for simulating an ophthalmic (106)Ru/(106)Rh applicator relevant in brachytherapy of ocular tumours. The distinctive characteristics of this code are the underlying radiation-matter interaction models that distinguish elastic and several kinds of inelastic collisions, as well as the use of mostly experimental input data. Special emphasis is placed on the treatment of low-energy electrons for generally being responsible for the deposition of a large portion of the total energy imparted to matter.

Original language	Unknown
Pages (from-to)	1198-1204
Journal	Applied Radiation And Isotopes
Volume	69
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.04.024
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011

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