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The following quantities appear in the problem: Masse \(m\) / Energie \(E\) / Äquivalentdosis \(H\) / Anzahl \(N\) / Energiedosis \(D\) /

The following formulas must be used to solve the exercise: \(D = \dfrac{E}{m} \quad \) \(E = N \cdot E_1 \quad \) \(H = qD \quad \)

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Exercise:
A cancer patient is undergoing radiation therapy in which protons with an energy of Eo are incident on a m tumor. If the patient receives an effective dose of H how many protons with relative biological effectiveness q are absorbed by the tumor?

Solution:
Geg E_ Eo EoC m m mC H H HC q q GesNumber of protonsNsi If the effective dose H of mSv originates from protons q then the absorbed dose D is solqtyDHCn/qnGy D fracHq fracHCq D If the whole dose is absorbed by the tumor with mass m the total absorbed energy is solqtyEmCn * DnJ convtoeV/.E convtoMeVEC E m D m fracHq mC D E EC ECC This corresponds to solnumNECCn/Eon N fracEE_ fracm fracHqE_ fracmHqE_ fracECCEo N absorbed protons. N fracmHqE_ N

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