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A tumour located at a depth of 10 cm is treated using anon-isocentic technique with a Co-60 machine, to a dose of 1.8 Gy,with a single 5 cm x 5 cm beam. Compute the maximum dose receivedanywhere in the patient's anatomy. Refer to the attached table forPDD data.

a) At what depth does the maximum dose occur?

b) Compute the dose at a depth of 5 cm along the beam axis

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