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What is the primary physical advantage of brachytherapy?
What is the primary physical advantage of brachytherapy?
- Reduced treatment time
- Improved localized delivery of dose to the target volume (correct)
- Increased treatment area
- Uniform dose delivery
What is a limitation of brachytherapy?
What is a limitation of brachytherapy?
- It requires a high level of radiation exposure
- It is only effective in treating benign tumours
- It can only be used in cases with large tumours
- It can only be used in cases with well-localized and relatively small tumours (correct)
What percentage of radiotherapy patients are typically treated with brachytherapy?
What percentage of radiotherapy patients are typically treated with brachytherapy?
- 20-30%
- 10-20% (correct)
- 30-40%
- 5-10%
Why is source positioning important in brachytherapy?
Why is source positioning important in brachytherapy?
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What is an advantage of using well-established models in brachytherapy?
What is an advantage of using well-established models in brachytherapy?
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What is a consequence of geometrical misses in brachytherapy?
What is a consequence of geometrical misses in brachytherapy?
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Why is quality control important in brachytherapy?
Why is quality control important in brachytherapy?
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What can influence the therapeutic outcome in brachytherapy?
What can influence the therapeutic outcome in brachytherapy?
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What is affected by the continuous delivery of dose in brachytherapy?
What is affected by the continuous delivery of dose in brachytherapy?
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What is a characteristic of brachytherapy dose delivery?
What is a characteristic of brachytherapy dose delivery?
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