Episode 121: Therac-25
Well There‘s Your Problem
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The Linear Accelerator and X Rays
About 1% of the, of the input energy here is emitted as x rays and 99% loss to hit is lost to heat. To account for that, you have to increase the power of the beam. The current of the beam is about 100 times higher in x ray mode compared to electrons.
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