[Source blocking in HDR brachytherapy: Practical situation and experience feedback at the Eugène Marquis-Rennes].

Cancer Radiother

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Published: October 2021

At the Eugene Marquis Center, high dose rate brachytherapy is part of the care offering. The risk analysis and the national experience feedback linked to the use of high activity sources show that blocking the source outside its storage position, during treatment, would be the main risk of exposure of ionizing radiation. In a process of radiation protection of patients and workers, and to limit the consequences of such an accident, the Eugene Marquis Center has set up periodic training with practical experience for all brachytherapy professionals. This article describes the experience feedback from this training by brachytherapy technicians.

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