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Geant4 simulations show nearly 100% photopeak and total efficiency with peak-to-total ratios approaching a maximum value of 1.0 for photons in the 4\u201370 keV energy range. Similar high values of detection efficiency have been obtained for brachytherapy I-125 seed sources having cylindrical geometries which indicates the suitability of CdTe detectors for the calibration of sources used in therapy. The logistic power curve was found excellent for empirically fitting the photopeak efficiency variations with axial displacement of the I-125 brachy source in the horizontal configuration. 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