Using the Mont Carlo code (MCNP4C2), doses were calculated for organs of
interest such as intestine, urinary bladder, rectum, vagina uterus, pancreas,
spleen, liver, spinal cord and kidneys while patient was undergoing cervix
brachytherapy by LDR
instrument (Cs-137).
Brachytherapy is considered one of the most important departments in the
international centers of oncology. It is noteworthy that the application of
brachytherapy does not require costly equipment, but it requires good knowledge
of its principles and perfect handling of isotopes and to be committed to means
of complete radio protection by physicians, physicists, and technicians working
in this field.
