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Radiation transmission data for radionuclides and materials relevant to  brachytherapy facility shielding.
P. Papagiannis, D. Baltas, D. Granero, J. Perez-Catalayud, J. Gimeno, F. Ballester, J.L.M. Venselaar.
Med. Phys. Vol. 35 (11), November 2008 4898-4906   View it here
 
Determination of the accuracy of implant reconstruction and dose delivery in brachytherapy in The Netherlands and Belgium.
R.J.M. Elfrink, I.K.K. Kolkman-Deurloo, H.J. van Kleffens, A. Rijnders, B. Schaeken, A.H.L. Aalbers, W.J.F. Dries, J.L.M. Venselaar.
Radiother. Oncol. 59 (2001) 297-306.
 
Assessment of the linear strength of Ir-192 wires.
J. Pérez-Calatayud, F. Ballester, Y. Limami, Larry DeWerd and Keith Nelson.
 
Quality control of brachytherapy equipment in The Netherlands and Belgium: current practice and minimum requirements.
R.J.M. Elfrink, I.K.K. Kolkman-Deurloo, H.J. van Kleffens, A. Rijnders, B. Schaeken, A.H.L. Aalbers, W.J.F. Dries, J.L.M. Venselaar.
Radiother. Oncol. 62 (2002) 95-102.
 
Influence of the non-homogeneity of Ir-192 wires in calibration on well chambers.
J. Pérez-Calatayud, F. Ballester, D. Granero and A. Brosed.
 
“A practical guide to quality control of brachytherapy equipment”.
Authors: M. Bidmead, E. Briot, J. Burger, I. Ferreira, E. Grusell, C. Kirisits, P. Kneschaurek, M. Malgorzata-Kawczynska, C. Marchetti, T. Paulsen-Hellebust, J. Pérez-Calatayud, A. Rijnders, A. Roué, N. Teixeira, H. Tölli, J. Venselaar.
ESTRO Booklet No. 8, PHYSICS FOR CLINICAL RADIOTHERAPY, Brussels (B), 2004
J.L.M. Venselaar, J. Pérez-Calatayud, editors (see www.estro.be).
 
First results of the geometrical check for BT.
J.L.M. Venselaar, H. Svensson, A. Dutreix, J. Van Dam.
ESTRO News 58 (Summer 2004) 7.
 
Monte Carlo dosimetric characterization of the Cs-137 Selectron/LDR source. Evaluation of applicator attenuation and superposition approximation effects.
J. Pérez-Calatayud, D. Granero, F. Ballester, V. Puchades and E. Casal.
 
Phantom size in brachytherapy source dosimetric studies.
J. Pérez-Calatayud, D. Granero, F. Ballester.
 
Monte Carlo evaluation of kerma in an HDR brachytherapy bunker.
J. Pérez-Calatayud, D. Granero, F. Ballester, E. Casal, V. Crispín, V. Puchades, A. León and G. Verdú.
 
Broad beam transmission data for new brachytherapy sources, Tm-170 and Yb-169.
D. Granero, J. Pérez-Calatayud, F. Ballester, Adrie J.J. Bos and J. Venselaar.
Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 18(1), 2005, 11-15.
 
The design and testing of a solid phantom for the verification of a commercial 3D seed reconstruction algorithm.
 
Recommendations from gynaecological (GYN) GEC ESTRO working group (II): concepts and terms in 3D image-based treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy-3D dose volume parameters and aspects of 3D image-based anatomy, radiation physics, radiobiology.
R.
Potter, C. Haie-Meder, E. Van Limbergen, I. Barillot, M. De Brabandere, J. Dimopoulos, I. Dumas, B. Erickson, S. Lang, A. Nulens, P. Petrow, J. Rownd, C. Kirisits, on behalf of the GEC ESTRO Working Group.
Radiother Oncol. 78 (2006) 67-77.
 
The Equal-Estro audit on geometric reconstruction techniques in brachytherapy.
A. Roué, I.H. Ferreira, J. van Dam, H. Svensson, J.L.M. Venselaar.
Radiother. Oncol. 78 (2006) 78-83
 
A dosimetric study on the Ir-192 high dose rate Flexisource.
D. Granero, J. Pérez-Calatayud, E. Casal, F. Ballester, J. Venselaar.
Med. Phys. 33 (2006) 4578-4582.
 
Accuracy of seed reconstruction in prostate postplanning studied with a CT- and MRI-compatible phantom.
M. De Brabandere.
Radiotherapy and Oncology 79 (2006) 190-197.
 
Comparison of radiation shielding requirements for HDR brachytherapy using 169Yb and 192Ir sources.
G. Lymperopoulou, P. Papagiannis, L. Sakelliou, E. Georgiou, C.J. Hourdakis, D. Baltas.
Med Phys. 33 (2006) 2541-2547.
 
Overview of brachytherapy resources in Europe: A survey of patterns of care study for brachytherapy in Europe.
F. Guedea, T. Ellison, J. Venselaar, J.M. Borras, P. Hoskin,.R. Poetter, G. Heeren., R. Nisin, G. Francois, J.J. Mazeron, E. Van Limbergen, M. Ventura, M. Taillet, B. Cottier.
Radiother Oncol 82 (2007) 50–54.
 
Dosimetric prerequisites for routine clinical use of photon emitting brachytherapy sources with average energy higher than 50 kev. Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Therapy Physics Committee.
Z. Li, R.K. Das, L.A. DeWerd, G.S. Ibbott, A.S. Meigooni, J. Pérez-Calatayud, M.J. Rivard, R.S. Sloboda, J.F. Williamson.
Med Phys 34 (2007) 37-40.
 
 
In preparation/submitted

Development of a
TLD mailed system for remote dosimetry audit for Ir 192 HDR and PDR sources.

A. Roué, et al.
Tumour and Target Volumes in Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy; a supplement to the GEC/ESTRO/EAU recommendations on prostate brachytherapy.
C. Salembier, P. Lavagnini, P. Nickers, P. Mangili, A. Rijnders, A. Polo,J. Venselaar ,P. Hoskin, on behalf of the PROBATE group of GEC ESTRO
 
Permanent transperineal prostate brachytherapy: a GEC ESTRO European questionnaire study into patterns of practice
P. Lavagnini, P. Mangili, C. Salembier, M. Debrabander, A. Rijnders, J. Venselaar, P. Hoskin.
 
Phantom investigations on CT seed imaging for interstitial brachytherapy
F.-A. Siebert, et al.
 
Accuracy of volume and DVH parameters determined with different brachytherapy treatment planning systems.
C. Kirisits, F.-A. Siebert, D. Baltas, M. De Brabandere, T. Paulsen Hellebust, D. Berger, J. Venselaar.
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