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The greatest risk of prenatal death due to in utero irradiation of a fetus occurs during:

A tumor is located next to the spinal cord and can be destroyed with a dose of 5500 cGy.  This tumor is then considered to be:

Dose monitoring is required for any personnel whose annual dose from occupational radiation could exceed:

Recommendations for radiation dose limits used in the US are made by:

A patient is given treatment BID with the same dose per fraction as conventional tx , less number of elapsed days and approximately the same total dose.  This type of fractionation schedule is:

Which of the following is TRUE regarding genetically significant dose (GSD)?

Stochastic effects of radiation are characterized best by:

All of the following are acceptable types of personnel dose monitoring devices EXCEPT:

The SI units for equivalent dose are:

In radiation therapy, failure of local control can occur due to: Error in patient setup Excessive margins on tumor volume Non-uniform irradiation of the tumor Error in localization