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Does anybody know how to convert Gray's to mrem?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TomoTherapy
My wife is thinking of undergoing a treatment using the above machine.
The "Plan" is a total of 38.5 Gy in 10 sessions over 5 days.
A Gy is about 115 Rad.
Since this machine uses electrons, the weighting factor is 1.
So, 38.5*115 = 4,400 Rad = 4,400 Rem.
or 440 Rem per session (440,000 mRem/session).
For anybody knowledgeable of radiation, this is a lot of exposure.
Am I making an error?
Unfortunately, the people at the University Hospital (a Professor)
don't seem able to readily convert from Gy to Rem.
Medical Doctors can be scarey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TomoTherapy
My wife is thinking of undergoing a treatment using the above machine.
The "Plan" is a total of 38.5 Gy in 10 sessions over 5 days.
A Gy is about 115 Rad.
Since this machine uses electrons, the weighting factor is 1.
So, 38.5*115 = 4,400 Rad = 4,400 Rem.
or 440 Rem per session (440,000 mRem/session).
For anybody knowledgeable of radiation, this is a lot of exposure.
Am I making an error?
Unfortunately, the people at the University Hospital (a Professor)
don't seem able to readily convert from Gy to Rem.
Medical Doctors can be scarey.