Purpose: Herein, we study if high-dose-rate (HDR) yttrium-90 (Y) brachytherapy could be utilized by medical physicists, radiation oncologists, and ophthalmic surgeons.
Methods And Materials: Yttrium-90 (Y) beta-emitting brachytherapy sources received United States Food and Drug Administration clearance for episcleral treatment of ocular tumors and benign growths. Dose calibration traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology as well as treatment planning and target delineation methods were established.