By William Amestoy

This learn consultant might be a competent help and easy-to-use resource of knowledge for college kids within the fields of dosimetry, physics, radiation oncology, and treatment as they development during the academic degrees in guidance for board examinations. The theoretical and useful wisdom won through scholars on earlier classes or in scientific settings is bolstered by way of virtually 1200 questions and accompanying targeted analytical answers.

In order to cater for the desires of all scholars, the questions are prepared in keeping with 3 degrees of trouble. the extent 1 questions are normally meant for these hoping to cross the clinical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) examination yet can also be useful for scientific Physics applicants taking written checks and for Radiation Oncology citizens. the extent II questions are regularly clinically comparable and may be appropriate for any scholar, whereas the extent III questions are complex and are specially appropriate for American Board of Radiology applicants or these taking an identical checks somewhere else within the world.

The research advisor is damaged down into diverse topic parts, with provision of a number of questions and solutions on each one topic. furthermore, the mathematical and physics questions comprise short causes of the way the scholar can clear up every one challenge. on the finish of the advisor, 3 perform checks are integrated with a similar variety of questions as are present in the MDCB examination. those exams may help scholars to check their wisdom and increase their test-taking speed.

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III. IV. V. VI. VII. Match the following therapy machines with its corresponding energy range. Grenz-ray therapy Contact therapy Superficial therapy Orthovoltage therapy Supervoltage therapy Megavoltage therapy Van de Graaff generator Greater than 1 MV 40−50 kV 50−150 kV Less than 20 kV 500−1,000 kV 150−500 kV Typically at 2 MV 2. Which of the following therapy machines use 15–20 cm SSD (source to surface distance)? A. Orthovoltage therapy B. Superficial therapy C. Contact therapy D. Megavoltage therapy 3.

I, II, and III only B. I and III only C. II and IV only D. IV only E. Proton III. Neutrons 3. Photons interact with the atoms of a material to produce high-speed ­electrons by which major processes? A. I, II, and III only B. I and III only C. II and IV only D. IV only E. All are correct I. Photoelectric effect II. Compton effect III. Pair production IV. Characteristic X-ray production 4. A. B. C. D. 5. A. B. C. D. E. I. II. The thickness of an absorber required to attenuate the intensity of the beam to half its original value is the: Energy absorption coefficient Energy transfer coefficient Attenuation coefficient Half-value layer (HVL) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

Phase shifter or automatic frequency control (AFC) D. Triode gun 5. A standing wave (SW) accelerator has a shorter accelerating waveguide than a traveling wave (TW) accelerator. This is because: A. In a SW accelerator, coupling cavities can be shifted off the central axis. B. An SW is more energetic in accelerating electrons. C. A TW accelerator has higher energy; thus it takes longer to accelerate electrons. D. An SW has higher amplitude in accelerating voltage. 6. In a typical dual-energy traveling wave (TW) accelerator, to switch energy from 15 to 6 MV X-rays, what action is needed?

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