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Article : #545
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Article Title : DETERMINATION OF THE DOSIMETRIC CHARACTHERISTICS OF BATAN
125I SOURCE FOR BRACHYTHERAPY : AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
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Title It is better changed to be : Determination of the Dosimetric Characteristics of BATAN 125I Source for
Brachytherapy: An Experimental Study We have changed accordingly
Abstract
- Long name of AAPM and TLD abbreviation should be explained as it appeared first in the text.
- ……125I manufacturing by BATAN, should be
……125I manufactured by…….
- The results indicated a dose rate constant of 1.05 + 8% cGy.h -1 .U -1 and 1.01 + 8% cGy.h -1 .U -1 with using TLD and film, respectively….. Should be “The results indicated a dose rate constant measured with TLD and film were 1.05 + 8% cGy.h -1 .U -1 and 1.01 + 8% cGy.h -1 .U -1, respectively.
We have changed accordingly
16 Please put the following sentence : “The dosimetry of source used in brachytherapy has been the subject of
considerable research in recent years.” We have changed accordingly ( line 16 ) Please describe in little bit detail about 125I source,
how to produce, half life and its decay characteristics We have changed accordingly ( line 27 – 36 ) 29 - 31
Should be changed to following sentence: Until now, brachytherapy implants using 125I seeds are not performed yet in radiotherapy installations in Indonesia
We have changed accordingly ( line 42 - 44 )
16 - 52
The scope of background should be broaden to get more comprehensive introduction and previous results should be explained in detail. Need more references cited in introduction.
We have added some references ( line 16 – 82 )
62 Figure 1 should be changed to be more informative,
and its components are clearer We have changed the figure 1 accordingly 109 ….diantance….should be …..distance….. We have changed accordingly( line 131 ) 133 SSDL : Standard ……please write in complete
sentence We have changed accordingly ( line 151 )
213 cGy.h-1.U-1, add “respectively”. We have added the word ( line 223 ) 218 “…..sources are…..” to be “…..sources that are….” We have changed accordingly ( line 228 ) 284-5 The comparison is not significant. Compared to
previous study……. We have changed accordingly ( 298-9 )
290 sourcebrachytherapy sources ??????? We have changed accordingly ( line 303 ) 295 The TLD measured….should be: The measured
TLD…… We have changed accordingly ( line 321 )
297-301 No more “number” in conclusion but only the sentence that describing the solve of problem We have changed accordingly ( line 319 – 338 )
313-315 No references in conclusion. We have changed accordingly ( line 319 – 338 ) 320 ……..supported by research grant……. We have changed accordingly ( line 342-3) 327 References : The old references (5) should be changed. We have added some update references, but some old references still exist 398 Figure 1 is not so clear and lack of informative We have changed the figure 1 accordingly 481 Table 2 should be revised We have revised Table 2 accordingly
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