Matthew Carey_Dr.

Tries_External Dosimetry_Final Exam #2

ORIGIN := 1 −3
mGy := 10 Gy
Uf := 0.9 Use factor for the floor Uc := 0.1 Use factor for the cross table wall week := 7day

125
N := Patients per week patient := 1
week

Unshield Radiation Sources

−3 2
10 Gy⋅ m
Kp := 5.15⋅ Primary air-kerma from 1 meter
patient

−5 2
10 Gy⋅ m
Ks := 2.27⋅ Side-Scatter (90deg)
patient

−5 2
10 Gy⋅ m
Kfs := 3.30⋅ Forward-Scatter (30deg)
patient

−5 2
10 Gy⋅ m
Kbs := 3.30⋅ Back-Scatter (135deg)
patient

−7 2
10 Gy⋅ m
Kl := 1.55⋅ Leakage
patient

2
F := 1000cm Field Size

d F := 1 m Image receptor distance

xpre.f := 0.85mm pre-shielding thickness towards FLOOR = 0.85mm of lead

xpre.c := 0.3mm pre-shielding thickness towards CROSS-TABLE WALL = 0.3mm of lead
 Transmission parameters for lead
 40 
αp := 2.651 βp := 16.56 γp := 0.4585  45 
αs := 2.75 βs := 17.0 γs := 0.5  50 
 55 
αl := 0.5306 βl := 22.54 γl := 0.04404  
 60 
i := 0 .. 20  65 
 
 70 
D0( kVp) := 1.222 − 5.664⋅ 10
−2
⋅ kVp + 1.227⋅ 10
−3 2
kVp − 3.136⋅ 10
−6 3
⋅ kVp  75 
 80 
mA⋅ min mA⋅ min  
Wnorm_A := 1.9 Wnorm_B := 0.60
kVp := 
patient patient 85 
 90 
 95 
∑ (1.222 − 5.664⋅10 ⋅kVp + 1.227⋅10 kVp − 3.136⋅10 ⋅kVp )j = 77.9
20
D0 :=
−2 −3 2 −6 3  
 100 
j =1  105 
Transmission Function  
 110 
 115 
−1
−1  120 
γp
γl  
 x   125 
 βp  αp⋅ γp⋅ cm βp  x 
Tp ( x) :=  1 +  βl  αl⋅ γl⋅ cm βl  130 
⋅e −  Tl( x) :=  1 +
 αp
 αp
  ⋅e −   135 
 
αl αl
  
−1
γs
 x 
 βs  αs⋅ γs⋅ cm βs
Ts( x) :=  1 + ⋅e − 
αs αs
  
 Primary Barrier

Wall Thickness for Area A: d s_a := 3m d l_a := 3m

(
Ks⋅ N⋅ Uf + Uc ⋅ Ts( x)) (
Kl⋅ N⋅ Uf + Uc ⋅ Tl( x) )
fa( x) := +
2 2 0.1⋅ mGy
d s_a d l_a Pa := Ta := 1
week
Pa mGy
Fa := = 0.1⋅
Given x := 1mm Ta week
fa( x) = Fa
fa( 0.749mm) = 1 ⋅ Fa check
Find( x) = 0.749⋅ mm

Wall Thickness for Area B: d s_b := 3m d l_b := 3m

(
Ks⋅ N⋅ Uf + Uc ⋅ Ts( x) ) (
Kl⋅ N⋅ Uf + Uc ⋅ Tl( x) ) 0.02⋅ mGy
fb ( x) := + Pb := Tb := 0.5
2 2 week
d s_b d l_b
Pb mGy
Fb := = 0.04⋅
Tb week

Given x := 1mm
fb ( 1.634mm) = 1⋅ Fb check
fb ( x) = Fb
Find( x) = 1.634⋅ mm
Wall Thickness for Area C: d p_c := 2.6m d s_c := 1.6m d l_c := 1.6m

( ) (
Kp ⋅ N⋅ Uc ⋅ Tpx + xpre.f − xpre.c 
  ) ( )
Ks⋅ N⋅ Uf ⋅ Ts( x) ( )
Kl⋅ N⋅ Uf ⋅ Tl( x) ( )
Kfs⋅ N⋅ Uc ⋅ Ts( x)
fc( x) := + + +
2 2 2 2
d p_c d s_c d l_c d s_c

0.02⋅ mGy
Pc := Tc := 1
week
Given x := 1mm Pc mGy
Fc := = 0.02⋅
fc( x) = Fc Tc week
Find( x) = 9.433⋅ mm fc( 9.433mm) = 1 ⋅ Fc check

Wall Thickness for Area D: d c_d := 1.8m d f_d := 2.8m

( Ks)⋅ N⋅ Uc⋅ Ts(x) (Ks) ⋅ N⋅ Uf ⋅ Ts(x) (Kl) ⋅ N⋅ (Uc)⋅ Tl(x) (Kl)⋅ N⋅ (Uf )⋅ Tl( x) ( Kbs)⋅ N⋅ ( Uc) ⋅ Ts(x)
fd ( x) := + + + +
2 2 2 2 2
d c_d dc_d d f_d d f_d d f_d

0.02⋅ mGy
Pd := Td := 0.2
week
Given x := 5mm Pd mGy
Fd := = 0.1⋅
fd ( x) = Fd Td week
Find( x) = 1.824⋅ mm fd ( 1.824mm) = 1⋅ Fd check
Wall Thickness for Area E: d c_e := 1.3m d f_e := 2m

(Ks)⋅ N⋅ Uc⋅ Ts( x) ( Kl)⋅ N⋅ Uc⋅ Tl(x) (Ks)⋅ N⋅ ( Uf ) ⋅ Ts(x) (Kl) ⋅ N⋅ (Uf )⋅ Tl(x)
fe( x) := + + +
2 2 2 2
d c_e d c_e df_e d f_e

0.0025⋅ mGy
Pe := Te := 1
week
Given x := 5mm Pe − 3 mGy
Fe := = 2.5 × 10 ⋅
fe( x) = Fe Te week
Find( x) = 8.817⋅ mm fe( 8.817mm) = 1 ⋅ Fe check

Wall Thickness for Area F: d f_f := 4.2m d c_f := 3.2m

(Ks)⋅ N⋅ Uc⋅ Ts( x) ( Kl)⋅ N⋅ Uc⋅ Tl(x) (Kp) ⋅ N⋅ (Uf )⋅ Tp(x + xpre.f ) (Kfs)⋅ N⋅ (Uf )⋅ Ts(x + xpre.f )
ff ( x) := + + +
(df_f )
2 2 2 2
d c_f d c_f d f_f

0.02⋅ mGy
Pf := Tf := 1
week
Given x := 5mm
Pf mGy
ff ( x) = Ff Ff := = 0.02⋅
Tf week
Find( x) = 12.376⋅ mm ff ( 12.376mm) = 1 ⋅ Ff check
Wall Thickness for Area G: d f_g := 2.8m d c_g := 3.8m

(Kl)⋅ N⋅ Uf ⋅ Tl(x) (Kbs) ⋅ N⋅ Uf ⋅ Ts(x) (Kl) ⋅ N⋅ Uc⋅ Tl(x) (Ks) ⋅ N⋅ Uc⋅ Ts(x)
fg( x) := + + +
2 2 2 2
d f_g d c_g dc_g dc_g

0.02⋅ mGy
Pg := Tg := 1
week
Given x := 5mm
Pg mGy
fg( x) = Fg Fg := = 0.02⋅
Tg week
Find( x) = 2.337⋅ mm fg( 2.337mm) = 1 ⋅ Fg check