Iridium-192 high-dose-rate calibration discrepancies: A growing concern?

J Contemp Brachytherapy · 2026 · PMC13389760 · PMID 42488743

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a significant trendno p-value reported

Although the combined results for WICs traceable to UWADCL and NPL demonstrated a significant positive trend from 2015 onwards, the combined results for WICs traceable to PTW did not show a significant trend.

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a positive trendno p-value reported

Of the 34 individual series, 25 showed a statistically significant positive trend, 7 showed a positive trend that did not reach significance, and 2 showed a non-significant negative trend.

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