A Patient Is Treated on a 6-MV Accelerator; Field Size

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient is treated on a 6-MV accelerator; field size is 10 × 12 cm and depth of tumor is 6 cm.What is the PDD?

• A) 83.02
• B) 83.18
• C) 83.0
• D) 83.2

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