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Three plaque models are based on those used by the Mayo Clinic, consisting of a modification of the COMS 22 mm plaque design with a 10 mm void in the center surrounded by an inner collimating lip; plaques span , , and  arcs. Two additional plaques are modeled: a modified Iris\u2010270 plaque with no collimating lips; a partially\u2010loaded COMS 22\u00a0mm plaque with no insert. Plaques are simulated in a water phantom with dose scored in (0.05  voxels. Simulations under TG\u201043 conditions are also carried out. Doses are compared to previously published data for validation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data Format and Usage Notes<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The eye plaque models will be distributed with\n                      <jats:styled-content>egs_brachy<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      on GitHub (\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/clrp-code\/egs_brachy\">https:\/\/github.com\/clrp\u2010code\/egs_brachy<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ), along with an input file to facilitate custom simulations. The dosimetric database (\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14776641\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14776641<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ) is comprised of 3D dose distributions for each plaque type, simulation condition, and\u00a0radionuclides.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Potential applications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The iris plaque models enable custom simulations with the open\u2010access\n                      <jats:styled-content>egs_brachy<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      code. The database of 3D dose distributions supports advanced dose evaluations, as recommended by AAPM Task Group 221 on Ocular Brachytherapy. 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