Chapter 8 Review Questions Flashcards
The patient arrives in the radiation oncology department able to stand and walk several steps at a time. What is the most appropriate transportation and transfer method?
a. Walk with assistance
b. Wheelchair
c. Stretcher without slide board
d. Stretcher with slide board
Wheelchair
Recommended setup landmarks include:
I. Tattoos
II. Palpable bony points
III. Semipermanent ink marks
all of the above
Which of the following is added daily in the treatment record?
I. Treatment number
II. Cumulative dose
III. Elapsed day
cumulative dose and elapsed day
The period during which radiation is delivered is:
exposure time
Treatment beam shape and projection is verified through the process of:
portal imaging
Wedge systems include all of the following except:
a. global.
b. universal.
c. standard tray mounted.
d. virtual.
global
Multileaf collimators used with IMRT may be used to accomplish which of the following?
I. Beam shape
II. Compensate for missing tissue
III. Vary dose delivered across the beam
all of the above
The feathering technique may be used to accomplish which of the following?
a. Eliminate overlap
b. Increase the dose to a gapped region
c. Decrease the dose to a gapped region
d. Decrease the dose between abutted field
decrease the dose betweeen abutted fields
The angle between the central axes of two treatment beams is the:
hinge angle
Rank in order the following tasks from start to finish involved in setting up a patient for radiation treatment delivery.
- Assist the patient onto the treatment table and into the prescribed position.
- Raise the couch, bringing the area to be treated to the beam area.
- Refine the patient position relative to the isocenter using lasers, light field, and surface landmarks. Optionally perform setup verification procedures, imaging etc.
1, 2, and 3
