TY  - JOUR
AU  - Živanović, Miloš
AU  - Petrović, Borislava
AU  - Radovanlija, Nevena
AU  - Kržanović, Nikola
AU  - Jonić, Miloš
AU  - Marjanović, Milana
AU  - Komatina, Ivana
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/12443
AB  - Source strength measurements are of critical importance for brachytherapy and are often performed in hospitals using well-type chambers. Quality assurance and quality control procedures should be implemented, but that may prove difficult in some hospitals due to the lack of equipment or metrological support. A study was conducted to investigate the status of the measurement equipment in Serbian hospitals and to organize an intercomparison campaign using a hospital 192Ir source. All the hospitals were able to measure the source strength with the required accuracy, but the quality assurance can be improved. Two hospitals performed stability checks, which were evaluated. Uncertainty budget was created during the exercise and is presented in this paper. The described methodology can be used to quickly assess the performance of brachytherapy centers, and can be easily adapted to calibration procedure.
T2  - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
T1  - Intercomparison and constancy check of brachytherapy well-type chambers as a means to improve the quality of measurements in Serbia
VL  - 205
SP  - 111160
DO  - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111160
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Živanović, Miloš and Petrović, Borislava and Radovanlija, Nevena and Kržanović, Nikola and Jonić, Miloš and Marjanović, Milana and Komatina, Ivana",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Source strength measurements are of critical importance for brachytherapy and are often performed in hospitals using well-type chambers. Quality assurance and quality control procedures should be implemented, but that may prove difficult in some hospitals due to the lack of equipment or metrological support. A study was conducted to investigate the status of the measurement equipment in Serbian hospitals and to organize an intercomparison campaign using a hospital 192Ir source. All the hospitals were able to measure the source strength with the required accuracy, but the quality assurance can be improved. Two hospitals performed stability checks, which were evaluated. Uncertainty budget was created during the exercise and is presented in this paper. The described methodology can be used to quickly assess the performance of brachytherapy centers, and can be easily adapted to calibration procedure.",
journal = "Applied Radiation and Isotopes",
title = "Intercomparison and constancy check of brachytherapy well-type chambers as a means to improve the quality of measurements in Serbia",
volume = "205",
pages = "111160",
doi = "10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111160"
}

Živanović, M., Petrović, B., Radovanlija, N., Kržanović, N., Jonić, M., Marjanović, M.,& Komatina, I.. (2024). Intercomparison and constancy check of brachytherapy well-type chambers as a means to improve the quality of measurements in Serbia. in Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 205, 111160.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111160

Živanović M, Petrović B, Radovanlija N, Kržanović N, Jonić M, Marjanović M, Komatina I. Intercomparison and constancy check of brachytherapy well-type chambers as a means to improve the quality of measurements in Serbia. in Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2024;205:111160.
doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111160 .

Živanović, Miloš, Petrović, Borislava, Radovanlija, Nevena, Kržanović, Nikola, Jonić, Miloš, Marjanović, Milana, Komatina, Ivana, "Intercomparison and constancy check of brachytherapy well-type chambers as a means to improve the quality of measurements in Serbia" in Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 205 (2024):111160,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111160 . .