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Practice Problems Weeks 3-5
Practice Problems Weeks 3-5
Refer to Tables 15.2, 15.3, and 15.7 in Bentel for some of these problems
2) The initial dose rate to a point in tissue from a permanent seed implant with I-125 is
8cGy/hr. The total dose at that same point will be ________ cGy.
a. 690
b. 7,980
c. 11,400
d. 16,500
e. 18,000
4) The prescribed dose for a prostate implant using Pd-103 is usually lower than for I-125 implants
because Pd-103:
a. Delivers the dose in a shorter time
b. Requires less initial activity
c. Has a lower initial dose rate in the prostate
d. Poses a greater radiation hazard to staff and family members
5) Point B generally is used to determine the maximum dose delivered to which
anatomical structure or structures?
6) Which historical interstitial implant system uses non-uniform strength sources to deliver a
uniform dose (10%) to the implant plane or volume?
7) Calculate the dose rate at P for the following situation. The sources are 2cm long and
are filtered by 1mm Pt. Point P is 2cm from the
source train. P
A. 29.6 cGy/hr
B. 24.7 cGy/hr
C. 30.7 cGy/hr
D. 34 cGy/hr
9) The initial dose rate at a point in tissue for a temporary implant is 10 Gy/day with Cs137.
What is the total dose delivered to this point by a 72 hour implant?
A. 2050 cGy
B. 3000 cGy
C. 4500 cGy
D. 6000 cGy
10) Sources presently in use for permanent implants are (circle all that apply): a. Ir-192 Seeds
b. Cs-137 Seeds
c. I-125 Seeds
d. Pd-103 Seeds
e. Au-198 Seeds
f. Cs-131 Seeds
11) A patient had a sarcoma of the thigh removed and catheters were place in the tumor bed. Ir-192
seed ribbons were used in the catheters to give a dose of 5000 cGy. If the Ir-192 seeds ribbons
were placed into the catheters on July 23 at 4:30 pm, calculate when the ribbons should be
removed from the catheters? The initial dose rate for this implant is 53.2 cGy/hr. a. July 27 at
4:30 pm
b. July 27 at 2:30 pm
c. July 26 at 2:30 pm
d. July 26 at 4:30 pm
13) True/False: Sr-90 microsphere brachytherapy is used to treat liver metastases from colorectal
cancer.
14) What is the initial dose rate from a Cs-131 prostate seed implant that delivers 115 Gy?
a. 0.34 cGy/hr
b. 34 cGy/hr
c. 0.49 cGy/hr
d. 49 cGy/hr
15) True/False: According to literature a prostate seed implant with D90 Rx dose is considered a
good implant.