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A reference air kerma rate calibration protocol for a 370 GBq 192Ir high dose rate brachytherapy source
1Medical Engineering & Physics Department, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre (ARMC), Heidelberg West. awallace@austin.unimelb.edu.au
Abstract:
A suggested protocol for the in-air calibration of 192Ir High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy sources is presented. The protocol was constructed using Nucletron-Oldelft HDR brachytherapy equipment and should be transportable to any High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Afterloader system.

