Extra midterm ?'s just in case

Question 1

After what dose of radiation does xerostomia typically first occur?

Answer 1

1000 to 2000 cGy

Question 2

After what dose of radiation may xerostomia become permanent?

Answer 2

4000 to 5000 cGy

Question 3

What defines the posterior radiation field border for the treatment of a low-staged larynx cancer?

Answer 3

Anterior aspect of the vertebral body

Question 4

What defines the superior radiation field border for the treatment of a low-staged larynx cancer?

Answer 4

Superior aspect of the hyoid

Question 5

What defines the inferior radiation field border for the treatment of a low=staged larynx cancer?

Answer 5

Cricoid cartilage

Question 6

What T stage is a glottic tumor that involves both vocal cords but does not impair mobility?

Answer 6

T1b

Question 7

What T stage is a glottic tumor that involves only one vocal cord but does impair mobility?

Answer 7

T2

Question 8

One virus with increasing prevalence in patients diagnosed with certain tumors of the head and neck is the ___________ virus.

Answer 8

Epstein Barr

Question 9

Bloody discharge from the nose would be a common symptom of a tumor located in the _____________________.

Answer 9

nasopharynx

Question 10

A wedged pair with a 90-degree hinge is a typical field arrangement for treatment of the __________________.

Answer 10

Maxillary sinus

Question 11

What is the most common form of bladder cancer?

Answer 11

Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Question 12

What is the standard dose used when irradiating the entire bladder?

Answer 12

4500 to 5000 cGy

Question 13

Gleason’s grading system is based on the tumor’s _______________.

Answer 13

Morphology

Question 14

Which treatment field arrangement is used to increase the midaxillary dose to the prescribed level in some patients?

Answer 14

Posterior axillary boost field (PAB)

Question 15

What T stage is a breast cancer that is a 9-cm tumor with skin invasion?

Answer 15

T4

Question 16

What T stage is a breast cancer that is a 3.5-cm tumor near the nipple?

Answer 16

T2

Question 17

What T stage is a breast cancer that is a 1-cm tumor in the upper outer quadrant?

Answer 17

T1

Question 18

What T stage is a breast cancer that is a 7-cm tumor in the upper outer quadrant with extension to the skin?

Answer 18

T3

Question 19

What T stage is a breast cancer that is a 1.5-cm tumor near the nipple?

Answer 19

T1

Question 20

What T stage is a breast cancer that is a 3-cm tumor invading the chest wall?

Answer 20

T4

Question 21

What is the standard dose delivered to the tumor bed following tangential treatments?

Answer 21

4500 to 5000 cGy

Question 22

What is the medial treatment border when the internal mammary lymph nodes are to be included in the tangential field?

Answer 22

3 cm beyond midline to the contralateral side

Question 23

What is the standard dose delivered to the SCV field?

Answer 23

4500 to 5000 cGy

Question 24

A woman’s risk of developing breast cancer in the United States is ____________.

Answer 24

1 in 8

Question 25

Which of the following increases the risk for developing breast cancer?

Answer 25

Early menarche

Question 26

According to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group bright erythema with patchy, moist desquamation is an example of skin morbidity grade ______.

Answer 26

2