4-MV linear accelerator is installed 3 meters from a 150-cm thick wall of concrete separating the treatment room from an automatic elevator. The accelerator treats 150 patients per week with an average isocenter dose of 200 cGy.       What is the transmitted dose to the elevator?     What is the minimum thickness of concrete necessary to keep the dose below the maximum level?

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A 4-MV linear accelerator is installed 3 meters from a 150-cm thick wall of concrete separating the treatment room from an automatic elevator. The accelerator treats 150 patients per week with an average isocenter dose of 200 cGy.

 

    What is the transmitted dose to the elevator?

    What is the minimum thickness of concrete necessary to keep the dose below the maximum level?

 

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