Radio and Chemo Flashcards

1
Q

Microscopic invasion of surrounding normal tissue will need?

A

Multiple frozen section

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2
Q

Local modality used in the treatment of cancer

A

Radiotherapy

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3
Q

External beam

A

Teletherapy

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4
Q

Internal beam

A

Brachytherapy

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5
Q

Radionuclide used in the treatment of well-differentiated thyroid cancer

A

Radioactive iodine I131

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6
Q

Radionuclide used for bony metastasis

A

Strontium89

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7
Q

Tumors with ___ growth fractions and ___ generation times are more susceptible to chemotherapy

A

High

Short

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8
Q

Cell cycle specific chemotherapy needs prolonged ?

A

Exposure to repeated doses

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9
Q

Father of chemotherapy

A

Paul Ehrlich

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10
Q

Cause severe marrow and lymphoid hyperplasia

A

Nitrogen mustards

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11
Q

Nitrogen was used for?

A

Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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12
Q

Shown to accelerate progression of childhood leukemia

A

Folic acid

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13
Q

Main treatment for disseminated malignant diseases

A

Systemic chemo

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14
Q

Most important determinant of a successful surgical therapy

A

-absence of distant metastasis and no local infiltration

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