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In a radiotherapy treatment plan for a deep tumour, which of the following is part of the treatment plan?

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In a radiotherapy treatment plan for a deep tumour, which of the following is part of the treatment plan?

  1. Saturating the healthy tissue with oxygen to minimise its sensitivity to radiation.
  2. Using a single large dose to destroy all the tumour cells quickly
  3. Using low energy alpha particles in order to minimise dose to healthy tissue
  4. Splitting of the total dose into a number of smaller doses given daily
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waelhammad
2022-10-21
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D: “Fractionation” of the dose allows the healthy tissue some time to recover between irradiations. It also allows the tumor to be targeted from another direction by passing the beam through a different part of the body.

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