13 articles in this issue
M Maiyesni,M Mujinah,D. Kurniasih,W Witarti,H Hambali,S. Febrianti,I. Kambali
Iodine-125 (125I) is one of the radioisotopes widely used in radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and therapy of various cancers. Recent reports indicate that there has been shortages in the world supply of this radioiodine isotope. One of the absolute requ... see more
B. T. Hung,T. T. Duong,B. N. Ha
This study used PHITS and Geant4 code packages to simulate a Leksell Gamma Knife system in order to determine radiation dose distribution in two types of phantoms. The results observed in the water phantom with configurations of single source and 201 sour... see more
M. Aabid,S Semghouli,A. Choukri
A pelvimetry examination is sometimes prescribed to a pregnant woman at the end of her pregnancy in order to assess the dimensions of her pelvis prior to childbirth. This examination has long been performed by using X-ray, but is now increasingly being re... see more
W. Purwati,F. Suhaimi,W. E. Wibowo,S. A. Pawiro
Varian Halcyon 2.0 linear accelerator was launched and became available for clinical use in 2018. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the accuracy of exit fluence of the Halcyon 2.0 for quality assurance (QA) of head and neck cancer treatment planning,... see more
H. Bezzout,E. H. El Ouardy,N. Meskini,H. El Faylali
A two-dimensional numerical model for radon transport based on the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method have been developed. The model is governed by the radon transport equation taking into account the mechanisms of diffusion, advection, and decay... see more
R. R. Muneam,A. A. Abojassim
In this research, alpha-emitter concentrations of 222Rn, 226Ra, and 238U in Iranian, Turkish, Egyptian, Saudi Arabian, and Iraqi canned cheeses that are available in Iraqi markets were measured using the CR-39 detector. Also, the health risk parameters as... see more
A. Fisli,E. Yulianti,B. Hanurajie,S. G. Sukaryo,M Mashadi,A. K. Rivai,H. Prastanto,M. I. Fathurrahman
This work studied protective material consisting of several metal oxide composites (Pb3O4, WO3, SnO2, and Bi2O3)-natural rubber (NR) for X-ray and gamma-ray shielding. The composites were prepared through open milling and vulcanization processes and furth... see more
M. Z. Arsalan,M. B. Kakakhel,M. Shamshad,T. A. Afridi
Continuous gantry motion, continuous beam modulation, and variable dose rate are used in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to obtain highly conformal radiation therapy dose distributions. Several errors during daily radiation therapy treatment can b... see more
E. Setiawati,C. Anam,W. Widyasari,G. Dougherty
Parameters for determining computed tomography (CT) image quality include noise and low-contrast detectability. Studies on low-contrast detectability using the AAPM CT performance phantom have several limitations, such as the absence of quantitative infor... see more
V. Vernanda,A. Azzi,S. A. Pawiro
One of the drawbacks of the Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) technique is that the absorbed dose in healthy tissue is relatively high. Proton beam has characteristics that can compensate for these drawbacks. The Bragg peak characteristic of a ... see more