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1
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choose e- to give ? DD

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90% DD to desired depth, which is 1/2 of the probable e- E

2
Q

e- used to treat lesions at what depth

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superficial lesions < 7cm in depth

3
Q

e- advantages over superficial regarding bone dose

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no increase dose to bone

4
Q

e- beam calc algorithm

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pencil beams

5
Q

e- are scattered outward by

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steep projection

6
Q

e- are scatter inward by

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steep depression

7
Q

e- max range dependent on

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E

8
Q

e- fall off is

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rapid dose fall off

9
Q

e- skin dose is

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high

10
Q

tx head component for e-

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  • scattering foil

- no target

11
Q

e- significant impact on tissue ?

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inhomogeneities

12
Q

brems tail is what on a beam curve

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slowly decreasing portion of an e- beam curve

13
Q

Rp stands for

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practical range

14
Q

e- block thickness formula

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MeV/2 + 1

15
Q

R90 is

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MeV/4

16
Q

R80 is

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MeV/3

17
Q

ballooning effect on e- requires you need to adequately

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cover target volume

18
Q

in field blocking, block thickness must be adequate to reduce transmission to

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< 5%

19
Q

e- cone size affects

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beam output

20
Q

e- cone distance from pt

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at least 5cm from skin surface

21
Q

uniformity of e- beams are better than

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photon beams

22
Q

if air gap increases dose ?

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dose decreases

23
Q

TBI uses

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spoilers

24
Q

spoiler scatters

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e-

25
Q

TBI total dose

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12 Gy

26
Q

TBI dose rate

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10-15 cGy/min

27
Q

TBI frequency

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bid

28
Q

dose rate of e- varies with

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field size & E

29
Q

%DD e- depends on

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E

30
Q

to calc e- E you take ? of tumor

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3x max depth of tumor

31
Q

field margin for e- must be selected so target lies within?

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90% line

32
Q

e- range in lung is increased by a factor of

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3

33
Q

CET stands for

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coefficient of equivalent thickness

34
Q

in CET, the attenuation by a given thickness of inhomogeneity is equivalent to

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attenuation by a certain thickness of water

35
Q

CET for compact bone

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1.5 g/cm^3

36
Q

CET for spongy bone

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1.1 g/cm^3

37
Q

e- density of lung tissue varies depending on

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depth

38
Q

dose in tissue from of a less dense area (air/lung) is ?

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decreased b/c scattering less

39
Q

e- range is larger in lung (less dense tissue) making lung dose ?

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increase

40
Q

therapeutic range of e-

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90% iso line (E/4)

41
Q

when CW tx w/e-, beam E is often chosen so what line is at interface?

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80% line

42
Q

e- matching at surface causes ? at depth

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hot spot

43
Q

e- advantages over superficial regarding skin sparing

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small amount of skin sparing

44
Q

e- advantages over superficial regarding underlying tissue

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greater sparing of underlying tissue

45
Q

e- advantages over superficial regarding output

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greater output & faster treatment

46
Q

brems tail is generated where

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scattering foil

47
Q

brems tail represents

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photon contamination

48
Q

Rp is where e- have actually

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stopped

49
Q

Rp formula

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MeV/2

50
Q

e- block thickness below 10 MeV is

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3mm block

51
Q

ballooning effect occurs with what radiation

A

e-

52
Q

what do higher isolines look like on ballooning effect

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taper

53
Q

ballooning effect requires larger than expected

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field size to cover entire volume

54
Q

ballooning effect aka

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flowering pot effect

55
Q

isolines appear ? in ballooning effect

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flat

56
Q

e- blocking affects

A

beam output

57
Q

e- SSD affects

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beam output

58
Q

uniformity of e- beams have smaller ? than photon beams

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horns at beam edge

59
Q

if air gap increases dose profile is

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more rounded

60
Q

in TBI, surface dose increases with ? spoiler to surface distance

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decreased

61
Q

in TBI, point of max dose build up moves closer to surface with ? spoiler to surface distance

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decreased

62
Q

in TBI, ? becomes principle source of e- contamination of beam

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spoiler

63
Q

what increases dose to tissue in buildup region for TBI

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spoiler

64
Q

only 20-50% isoline into penumbra region causes difficulty in what

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matching fields

65
Q

CET can be used to correct

A

e- change in dose

66
Q

e- density of lung tissue average is

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0.5 g/cm^3

67
Q

Lateral scatter equilibrium exists when the field size is ? Of the e- energy

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Of the order of the e- energy