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The use of Cf-252 isotope in the Lithuanian Cancer Center (LCC) was initiated in late 1987. Low activity (0.3–0.7µg) Cf-252 needles and flexible (1–5µg) sources have been successfully employed for treatment of many different lesions (gynecology, head and neck, skin etc.). A high activity (0.3–1.5 mg) remote afterloaded source has been mainly used for treatment of advanced gynecological and rectum cancers (1–3). The Cf-252 sources were supplied by IAR (Dimitrovgrad, Russia). The Lithuanian Cancer Center brachytherapy treatment planning is based on the dosimetric characteristics of these sources reported by Vtiurin at al. (4). Radiobiological treatment planning for Cf-252 brachytherapy at LCC is based on the approach described by Vtiurin at al. (4). and Riabuchin at al. (11). However, as our own clinical experience has expanded, some correspondent alterations of RBE values have been made.
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Miller, A., Atkocine, E., Kersuliene, M., Atkocius, V. (1997). Treatment Planning for Interstitial and Intracavitary Cf-252 Neutron Brachytherapy. In: Wierzbicki, J.G. (eds) Californium-252 Isotope for 21st Century Radiotherapy. NATO ASI Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5766-7_17
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