RETRACTED: Surface dose rate variations in planar and curved geometries of 106Ru/106Rh plaque sources for ocular tumors. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bakshi, A.K.; Shrivastava, Vandana; Chattaraj, Arghya; Samuel, Kasthuri; Selvam, T. Palani; Sapra, B.K.; Sinharoy, Prithwish; Banerjee, Dayamoy; Sugilala, G.; Manohar, Smitha; Kaushik, C.P.
• Is Part Of: Physica medica. Volume 89(2021)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 209
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Medical physics -- Periodicals; Biophysics -- Periodicals; Biophysics -- Periodicals; Imagerie médicale -- Périodiques; Radiothérapie -- Périodiques; Rayons X -- Sécurité -- Mesures -- Périodiques; Physique -- Périodiques; Médecine -- Périodiques; 610.153
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.08.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1120-1797

Abstract

Abstract : This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal ). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief and Authors for the following reasons: 1 In EBT3 film-based measurements of dose profiles at different depths involving a curved source, stack of films were placed below the source and both the source and the films were in contact geometry (Ref Figure 5b). However, in these measurements, air present in the curved region of the source was not filled with the film to represent clinical application. It is felt that the % dose distributions could be different when air region is filled with film as beta particles will be attenuated significantly. 2 Similarly, the Monte Carlo-based depth dose calculations utilised similar geometry, i.e. air was present in the curved region of the source (Ref Figures 7 & 8).