Quality assurance tool for determination of position and transit time of a Co-60 source in high dose rate brachytherapy.

Abstract

In this study, three holders were designed, constructed and characterized to perform quality assurance on the source position and transit time in remote afterloading systems with Co-60 sources for high dose rate brachytherapy. The holders design focused on achieving accuracy, low cost, and a time efficient tool for use in clinical settings. Sensitivities greater than 0.6%/mm and maximum precisions better than 0.14\xa0mm for the source position were obtained. The transit time was determined for the holders with a relative precision better than 19%.