Non-Fourier heat transfer analysis of functionally graded (FG) spherical shells subjected to the radiative-convective boundary conditions at their inner and outer surfaces are presented. It is assumed that the material properties have continuous variations along the thickness direction. The incremental differential quadrature method (IDQM) as an accurate and computationally efficient numerical ...

background: most of the current brachytherapy treatment planning systems (tps) use the tg-43u1 recommendations for dosimetry in water phantom, not considering the heterogeneity effects. objective: the purpose of this study is developing a method for obtaining correction factors for heterogeneity for cs-137 brachytherapy sources based on pre-calculated mc simulations and interpolation. method: t...