Table 2.
Dose conversion factors (ratios of total reference air kerma per seed) for various prescription depths (1–10 mm in 1 mm intervals) for 125I (model IAI‐125A) standard Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) plaques, notched COMS plaques with one seed removed (Case #1) and notched COMS plaques with two seeds removed (Case #2). The data were normalized to those for a prescription depth of 5 mm
| Prescription depth (mm) | Plaque size in diameter (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |
| Standard COMS plaques | ||||||
| 1 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| 2 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.59 |
| 3 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.71 |
| 4 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.85 |
| 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 6 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| 7 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.38 |
| 8 | 1.88 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.69 | 1.64 | 1.61 |
| 9 | 2.27 | 2.18 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 1.92 | 1.87 |
| 10 | 2.71 | 2.59 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 2.24 | 2.17 |
| Notched COMS plaques with one seed removed (Case #1) | ||||||
| 1 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| 2 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.58 |
| 3 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| 4 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84 |
| 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 6 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.18 |
| 7 | 1.55 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.38 |
| 8 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.77 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.62 |
| 9 | 2.28 | 2.20 | 2.11 | 2.01 | 1.94 | 1.89 |
| 10 | 2.73 | 2.61 | 2.50 | 2.36 | 2.26 | 2.19 |
| Notched COMS plaques with two seeds removed (Case #2) | ||||||
| 1 | Unavailable | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
| 2 | Unavailable | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| 3 | Unavailable | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.70 |
| 4 | Unavailable | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84 |
| 5 | Unavailable | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Unavailable | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Unavailable | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.39 |
| 8 | Unavailable | 1.83 | 1.77 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.62 |
| 9 | Unavailable | 2.19 | 2.11 | 2.01 | 1.94 | 1.89 |
| 10 | Unavailable | 2.60 | 2.49 | 2.36 | 2.26 | 2.20 |