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Week 4 - Calc Practice Problems
Week 4 - Calc Practice Problems
3. The calculation of dose at a point away from the central axis required the
knowledge of the:
a. Off-axis ratio
b. Tissue-phantom ratio
c. Photon fluence
d. Photon flux
e. Kerma
e. The dose in phantom at dmax depth with the collimator jaw open for
the largest field possible
8. The wedge transmission factor is .590. The MU setting for the beam
without the wedge is 150 mu. What is the mu setting for the same dose
with the wedge?
9. When treating a patient with 2 60 oblique ports, 120 apart, the optimum
wedge angle is:
10.. What is the A/P for 5 x 30cm field?
a. 8.57
b. 0.50
c. 4.29
d. 2.14
11.What is the equivalent square for a 10 x 25cm field?
a. 3.57
b. 7.14
c. 17.5
d. 14.3
12.The thickness of lead required to shield a 6 MeV electron beam is
approximately ________mm. a. 0.5
b. 3
c. 6
d. 12
e. 24
13.The minimum distance one should keep trays and blocks away from the
patients skin surface for a photon beam to preserve the skin sparing effect
is:
a. 10 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 35 cm
d. 5 cm
Length
(cm)
5.0
5.1
5.3
5.8
6.6
6.6
5.8
5.3
5.1
SAR
0.161
0.163
0.167
0.176
0.192
0.192
0.176
0.167
0.163