Study Guide Test 1

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Is one in which the subject stands upright, with feet together flat on the floor, toes pointed forward, arms straight down by the sides of the body with palms facing forward, fingers extended, and thumbs pointed away from the body.

Question 2

Beam direction passes straight through the patient from front to back

Answer 2

(AP) Anterior Position

Question 3

Beam direction passes straight through the patient from the back to front

Answer 3

(PA) Posterior Anterior

Question 4

Patient is laying in back (face up)

Answer 4

Supine

Question 5

Patient is laying on stomach (face down)

Answer 5

Prone

Question 6

Any angle that “is not” 0, 90, 270, or 180 degrees

Answer 6

Oblique angle

Question 7

Beam direction that enters into the patients right, front side

Answer 7

(RAO) Right Anterior Oblique

Question 8

Beam direction that enters into the patients right back side

Answer 8

(RPO) Right Posterior Oblique

Question 9

Beam direction that enters into the patients left front side

Answer 9

(LAO) Left Anterior Oblique

Question 10

Beam direction that enters into the patients left back side

Answer 10

(LPO) Left Posterior Oblique

Question 11

The beam enters the patients from the left side

Answer 11

LT Lateral

Question 12

Gantry is at 90 degrees if the patient is supine (face up)

Answer 12

Lt Lateral

Question 13

Gantry is at 270 if the patient is prone (face down)

Answer 13

Lt Lateral

Question 14

The beam enters the patient from the right side

Answer 14

Rt Lateral

Question 15

Gantry is at 279 degrees is the patients is supine(face up)

Answer 15

Rt Lateral

Question 16

Gantry is at 90 degrees if the patients is prone (face down)

Answer 16

Rt Lateral

Question 17

“Related to coordinates”

Is right or left

Answer 17

X

Question 18

“Related to coordinates”

Is superior or inferior (couch in or out)

Answer 18

Y

Question 19

“Related to coordinates”

Is Anterior or postiokr (couch up or down)

Answer 19

Z

Question 20

Two treatment fields share common central axes, 180 degrees apart. The second field is equal in size and mirrored in shape to the first field.

Answer 20

Parallel Opposed Fields (POP)

Question 21

On the same side of the body

Directional term

Answer 21

Ipsilateral

Question 22

On the opposite side of the body

Directional term

Answer 22

Contralateral

Question 23

Near the point of origin

Directional term

Answer 23

Proximal

Question 24

Farther away from the point of origin

Directional treatment

Answer 24

Distal

Question 25

On or near the body surface

Directional term

Answer 25

Superficial

Question 26

Away from the body surface

Directional term

Answer 26

Deep