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Dosimetric characteristic of various intraoperative radiotherapy applicators used with INTRABEAM.
| Dosimetric comparison of applicators | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicator type and diameter | Rx dose (Gy) | Surface dose, Ds (Gy) | Dose homogeneity (DH) (Dmax/Dmin) | Treat time (min) |
| Sphere 3 cm | 20 | 20 | 3.5 | 23 |
| Sphere 4 cm | 20 | 20 | 3.5 | 25 |
| Sphere 5 cm | 20 | 20 | 2.9 | 44 |
| Flat 2 cm | 10 | 25.1 | 2.5 | 13 |
| Flat 4 cm | 10 | 19.4 | 1.9 | 32 |
| Flat 6 cm | 10 | 18.7 | 1.9 | 51 |
| Surface 4 cm | 10 | D5 = 3 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| Needle | D8 = 8 | D13 = 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
