QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Co-60 dmax - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅0.5cm
6x dmax - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1.5cm
10x dmax - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅2.5cm
18x dmax - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅3.5cm
% attenuation in water for:
6MV
10MV
18MV - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅6MV=3%/cm
10MV=2.5%/cm
18MV=2%/cm
Electron attenuation in AIR - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅2%/cm
105 to 110 SSD change in output ~10%
Electron attenuation in WATER and LEAD - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅2MeV/cm for
Water
2MeV/mm for Lead
Electron range in Cerrobend compared to lead - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1.2xPb
Photon contamination of electrons for
6E
12E
, 20E - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅6E=1%
12E=2%
20E=5%
Tissue Density for
Lung
Fat
Muscle
Bone - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lung=0.3g/cc
Fat=0.95g/cc
Muscle=1.03g/cc
Bone=1.65g/cc
HU values for
Lung
Fat
Muscle
Bone - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lung= -700HU
Fat= -100HU
Muscle= 50HU
Bone= 700HU
Dead time of GM Tube - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅~50-100 microseconds
GammaKnife prescribes to what isodose line - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅50%
CyberKnife prescribes to what isodose line - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅70-90%
What size of source would produce a smaller penumbra
(Large or small source?) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Small source, smaller penumbra