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- The Monte Carlo method was used to study the dose distribution around a specific model of 125I seed from 3M Company immersed in water.
- A matrix of dose rate data was created, and relative dose distributions for this seed were compared with another 125I seed model (6702).
- The findings indicated that the 6711 seed's dose distribution decreases more quickly with distance than the 6702 seed, and variations in end-weld thickness led to significant uncertainties in the 6711 seed's dose distribution at certain points.
Article Abstract
The Monte Carlo method was used to investigate the dose distribution around a 3M Company model 6711 125I seed immersed in a water phantom. Dose rate per unit activity data are presented as a matrix of 63 points surrounding the seed. Relative dose data are presented graphically for two mutually perpendicular directions and compared with the corresponding data for the only other 125I seed currently available, the 3M Company model 6702 125I seed. The 6711 relative dose distribution decreases more rapidly with distance from the seed than does the 6702 relative dose distribution. Uncertainties in the 6711 seed dose distribution produced by end-weld thickness variations were investigated and found to be substantial at certain points.
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