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What is the main advantage of dividing the high dose of radiation into many fractions in radiation therapy?
What is the main advantage of dividing the high dose of radiation into many fractions in radiation therapy?
- To deliver the radiation dose more quickly
- To increase the overall radiation dose
- To allow healthy cells to recover and repopulate between fractions (correct)
- To target tumor cells more precisely
What is the primary reason why radiation therapy is especially effective for superficial skin cancers?
What is the primary reason why radiation therapy is especially effective for superficial skin cancers?
- The skin is more accessible to radiation (correct)
- The healthy cells have better DNA repair mechanisms
- The cancer cells are more sensitive to radiation
- The tumor cells are more easily targeted
What is the main factor that determines the effectiveness of radiation therapy in individual cases?
What is the main factor that determines the effectiveness of radiation therapy in individual cases?
- The dose of radiation delivered
- The frequency of radiation sessions
- The cancer type and specifics of individual cases (correct)
- The type of radiation used
What is the purpose of the 'Repopulation' phase in the 4 R's of fractionation?
What is the purpose of the 'Repopulation' phase in the 4 R's of fractionation?
What is the typical dose per fraction in a conventional fractionation scheme?
What is the typical dose per fraction in a conventional fractionation scheme?
What is the total dose range for conventional fractionation?
What is the total dose range for conventional fractionation?
Which type of fractionation scheme is used to avoid late normal tissue complications?
Which type of fractionation scheme is used to avoid late normal tissue complications?
What is the dose per fraction range for accelerated fractionation?
What is the dose per fraction range for accelerated fractionation?
What is the main issue with hyper-fractionation?
What is the main issue with hyper-fractionation?
Which of the following factors can be controlled in radiotherapy?
Which of the following factors can be controlled in radiotherapy?
Why are alpha particles not commonly used in radiotherapy?
Why are alpha particles not commonly used in radiotherapy?
What is the main advantage of beam sources in radiotherapy?
What is the main advantage of beam sources in radiotherapy?
What has become important in the last 25 years of radiotherapy development?
What has become important in the last 25 years of radiotherapy development?
What type of radiation therapy involves sealed radioactive sources placed in proximity to the tumor?
What type of radiation therapy involves sealed radioactive sources placed in proximity to the tumor?
What was the goal of radiotherapy development in the first 50 years?
What was the goal of radiotherapy development in the first 50 years?
What is the primary purpose of a teletherapy machine?
What is the primary purpose of a teletherapy machine?
What is the typical diameter of a teletherapy source?
What is the typical diameter of a teletherapy source?
What is the effect of decreasing the source diameter?
What is the effect of decreasing the source diameter?
What is the typical dose rate at 80 cm from the teletherapy source?
What is the typical dose rate at 80 cm from the teletherapy source?
Why is a standard source capsule design used?
Why is a standard source capsule design used?
What is the term used to describe treatment machines that incorporate gamma ray sources for external beam radiotherapy?
What is the term used to describe treatment machines that incorporate gamma ray sources for external beam radiotherapy?
Which of the following is a consideration when selecting a suitable source for teletherapy devices?
Which of the following is a consideration when selecting a suitable source for teletherapy devices?
What is the most widely used teletherapy source?
What is the most widely used teletherapy source?
What is the primary factor that determines the effectiveness of a teletherapy source?
What is the primary factor that determines the effectiveness of a teletherapy source?
What is the purpose of considering the decay into a more stable daughter nucleus in teletherapy sources?
What is the purpose of considering the decay into a more stable daughter nucleus in teletherapy sources?
