Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Beta radiation sources and source data
   4.1 Ophthalmic and dural brachytherapy sources
   4.2 Intravascular brachytherapy sources
   4.3 Characteristics of radionuclides
   4.4 Source specification
5 Dose calculation parameters and formalisms
   5.1 General
   5.2 Radiation-field parameterization
   5.3 Radial dose profile
   5.4 Normalization of relative-dose data for seed sources
   5.5 Adaptation of the TG-43/60 formalism for a long
        beta radiation line source
   5.6 Reference data sets
   5.7 Parameters for source uniformity characterization
6 Calibration and traceability
   6.1 Measurand
   6.2 Traceability
   6.3 Reference point
   6.4 Primary standards
   6.5 Secondary standards
   6.6 Transfer standards
   6.7 Calibration of therapeutic beta radiation sources
7 Dose measurements in-phantom and measurement corrections
   7.1 Measurements in water or a water-equivalent phantom
   7.2 Detectors for beta radiation
   7.3 Conversion of absorbed dose in solid phantoms to
        absorbed dose to water
   7.4 Effective point of measurement in the detector
8 Theoretical modelling
   8.1 Point-dose kernels
   8.2 Monte Carlo simulation
9 Uncertainties in source calibrations
   9.1 General
   9.2 Uncertainty of primary standards
   9.3 Uncertainty of secondary standards
   9.4 Uncertainty of transfer standards
   9.5 Relationship of dosimetry uncertainty to positional
        error
   9.6 Uncertainty in theoretical modeling
10 Treatment planning and reporting
   10.1 General
   10.2 General aspects of treatment planning
   10.3 Documentation in ophthalmic brachytherapy
   10.4 Uncertainty of the dose delivered in ophthalmic
        brachytherapy
   10.5 Documentation in intravascular brachytherapy
   10.6 Reporting uncertainties in intravascular
        brachytherapy
11 Clinical quality control
   11.1 Acceptance tests
   11.2 Constancy checks
Annex A (normative) - Reference data
Annex B (informative) - Reference data sheet examples
Annex C (informative) - Primary standards for beta radiation
        dosimetry
Annex D (informative) - Detectors and phantom materials
        for clinical dosimetry of beta radiation
        brachytherapy sources
Annex E (informative) - Monte Carlo calculations
Annex F (informative) - Treatment planning
Bibliography

Abstract

Describes methods for the determination of absorbed-dose distributions in water or tissue that are required prior to initiating procedures for the application of beta radiation in ophthalmic tumour and intravascular brachytherapy.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	International Organization for Standardization
Pages
ISBN
Committee	TC 85
Supersedes	ISO/DIS 21439 : 50.60 (2009)