Particle Therapy and Depth Scan Quiz
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What is the effect of low energy beam contamination on the entrance region?

  • It increases the peak/entrance ratio
  • It has no effect on the entrance region
  • It may affect the entrance region (correct)
  • It causes a decrease in dose at the entrance region
  • How does a short effective source distance affect the peak/entrance ratio?

  • It makes the peak wider
  • It has no effect on the peak/entrance ratio
  • It increases the peak/entrance ratio
  • It decreases the peak/entrance ratio (correct)
  • What is the impact of non-elastic nuclear reactions on dose distribution?

  • They increase dose at the entrance region
  • They make the peak narrower
  • They have no impact on dose distribution
  • They move dose from the peak upstream (correct)
  • What makes active range modulation more complicated than passive range modulation?

    <p>The change in shape of the Bragg peak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the Bragg peak as depth increases?

    <p>It disappears</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason for the difference in dosimeter response between Ionisation Chamber and Faraday Cup?

    <p>The shape of the ionization chambers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In proton therapy accelerators, what is the classification of proton energies for the intermediate energy range?

    <p>50 MeV ≤ Ep ≤1,000 MeV (1 GeV)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the dominant component of the prompt radiation field produced by protons in the therapeutic energy range of 67–330 MeV?

    <p>Neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor mainly determines the effective mass stopping power from experimental data?

    <p>Range of the particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for the production of secondary particles in proton therapy accelerators?

    <p>Beam line elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the fact that the coefficient is not very material-dependent in the context of stopping depths?

    <p>It simplifies the design of passive range modulators.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do materials other than water affecting the incident proton energy impact the Bragg curve?

    <p>It results in a similar Bragg curve in comparison to water alone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of cyclotron-based therapy facilities, why are degraders used to change the beam energy?

    <p>Variable-energy cyclotrons are very expensive and slow to change energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main effect of multiple Coulomb scattering on protons passing through a slab of material?

    <p>It leads to a Gaussian distribution of projected displacement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the task of multiple scattering theory in predicting θ0 for protons passing through a slab of material?

    <p>To predict θ0 given the scattering material and thickness, and the incident proton energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the text, what does the term 'transverse equilibrium' refer to?

    <p>The condition where the number of protons reaching the ionization chamber is exactly compensated by those scattering away from it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does using a large ion chamber differ from using a small ion chamber in a sufficiently broad beam?

    <p>The large ion chamber measures the 'true' Bragg peak, while the small ion chamber would not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the dose on axis in a sufficiently broad beam as depth increases?

    <p>It decreases due to out-scattering of the protons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of applying a large number of Pencil Beams (PBs) close together and doing a depth scan with a small Ionization Chamber?

    <p>To show the vanishing of the Bragg peak along the axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the effective mass stopping power compare when measured using a small Ionization Chamber and a large 'pancake' Ionization Chamber?

    <p>It is equivalent in a sufficiently broad beam but not in a narrow beam</p> Signup and view all the answers

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