ICRU - REPORT 38
Dose and Volume Specification for Reporting Intracavitary Therapy in Gynecology
| Organization: | ICRU |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 1985 |
| Status: | active |
scope:
The Report includes major sections on definition of terms and concepts currently used in intracavitary therapy, recommendations for reporting absorbed doses and volumes in intracavitary therapy, and the time-dose pattern involved in this type of therapy. The Report includes recommendations on (1) description of the techniques used, (2) specification of the total reference air kerma, (3) description of the reference volume, (4) specification of absorbed dose at reference points, and (5) specification of the time-dose pattern. An appendix to the Report treats specification of radioactive sources used in intracavitary therapy.
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