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Quality Factors
Photons qf,
Gamma qf,
Electrons qf
8  cards
Rx doses
Gbm total dose,
Optic glioma total dose,
Oligodendroglioma total dose
52  cards
Tissue Densities
Fat density,
Muscle density,
Compact bone density
10  cards
Electrons
Choose e to give dd,
E used to treat lesions at what d...,
E advantages over superficial reg...
67  cards
linac/sim QA
Daily x ray e output constancy fr...,
Monthly linac output tolerance,
Gantry indicator frequency tolerance
59  cards
Vocabulary
Accuracy,
Ipsilateral,
Precision
146  cards
Landmarks
Sternal notch located at what ver...,
Xiphoid located at what vertebra,
Sternal angle angle of louis loca...
23  cards
Linac Components
3 main components of linac,
Modulator sends,
Fan control switch is part of
107  cards
Rad Bio
2 purines are,
2 pyrimidines are,
Adenine binds with
200  cards
Formulas
Wavelength in formula with speed ...,
Work unit,
Kinetic e formula
125  cards
Radioactivity
Alpha decay process particles emi...,
Internal conversion decay process,
B decay z changes by
26  cards
Interactions Of Ionizing Radiation
Characteristic radiation occurs f...,
In elastic interaction what happe...,
In inelastic interaction what hap...
106  cards
Radiation Detectors
Standard free air ionization cham...,
Thimble ion chamber stem capacito...,
Condenser chamber brand
108  cards
Other Machines
Grenz ray history,
Contact therapy treats what depth,
Superficial therapy treats what d...
43  cards
Other Modalities
Mri bone color,
Mri t1 blood vessel color,
Mri t2 csf color
35  cards
Isotope Half Life
Cs 137,
Ra 226,
Co 60
7  cards
Isotope Energies MeV (avg)
Cs 137,
Ra 226,
Co 60
7  cards
MPD's
Occupational exposure annual,
Occup lens exposure,
Occup others skin gonads lung bre...
34  cards
Isotope Exposure Rate Constants Rcm2/mCi-h
Cs 137,
Ra 226,
Co 60
7  cards
Misadmin/Med Event
Effective dose equiv more than,
Organ or tissue,
Dose equiv to skin
19  cards
Pt assessment
Msds contains info on potential h...,
Grade g1 differentiation,
Grade g2 differentiation
31  cards
Simulator Design
Collimator can rotate degrees,
Small focal spot no greater than,
Image intensifier receives proces...
19  cards
Conventional (fluoro based) Sim
4d is,
Interfraction is change in,
Intrafraction is change in
12  cards
CT Sim
Ct external gantry components,
Internal ct components,
Ct info recorded by
41  cards
Tx planning info
Incr fs sc sp,
Fs output based on,
Sc csf sp psf involves
167  cards
IMRT/IGRT
How many mlc leaves are there,
Dimensional data set req d for pl...,
In imrt tx fluence is
37  cards
SRS (stereotactic radiosurgery)
Srs hallmarks,
Srs dose uses what kind of beams,
3 types of rad used for srs srt
30  cards
General Brachytherapy
Radium 226 decay process of isoto...,
Ra daughter equilibrium takes how...,
Uniform sources have same concent...
99  cards
High Dose Brachy
Ldr dose rate cgy min,
Hdr dose rate cgy min,
Hdr vs ldr safer
21  cards
Prostate Implants
Stage for prost implants,
Temp implant needs long short t1 2,
Perm implant needs long short t1 2
26  cards
Intravascular Brachy
Restenosis can be reduced by irra...,
Arteries can be blocked by,
Target volume of artery is cm in ...
33  cards
Respiratory
Lung ca mainly originates in what...,
Sclc total dose,
Adenocarcinoma is what kind of lu...
23  cards
GI CA
Esophageal histology upper mid,
Esophageal ca mets to,
Esoph ca tx planning most common ...
23  cards
Breast CA
Brst ca path most common,
Brst anatomy where is tail of spence,
Brst ca spread to lymph for upper...
15  cards
CNS CA
Cns ca location,
Most common adult brain tumor,
Cns blood supply
18  cards
Prostate CA
Prost ca path,
Prost ca tx surgery,
Prost ca mets sites
15  cards
Urinary Bladder CA
Bladder ca path,
Bladder ca usual spread,
Bladder ca mets
12  cards
Testicular CA
Testicular ca most common path,
Testicular ca spread pattern for ...,
Testicular ca tx for seminoma
9  cards
Kidney CA
Kidney located b n what vertebrae,
Kidney ca path,
Kidney ca xrt dose
10  cards
H&N CA
H n most common met site,
Pharyngeal ca mets most common site,
Oropharyngeal ca most common loca...
19  cards
Oral Cavity CA
Oral cavity ca path,
Lip ca path,
Lip ca dose
8  cards
Laryngeal CA
Larynx ca most common found where,
Larynx carc in situ located where,
Glottic lesions appear where
10  cards
Bone, Cartilage, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Bone ca staging system,
Bone ca mets location,
Osteosarcoma detection on radiogr...
33  cards
Pediatric Tumors
Peds cns germ cell xrt,
Peds medulloblastoma xrt done when,
Peds medulloblastoma lat ports cs...
42  cards
Misc
Radioactivity discovered by,
Fx dose started by,
Keloids tx
4  cards
Skin CA
Skin ca rating in malignancies,
Non melanoma rad e used,
Melanoma characteristic nmemonic
9  cards
Lymphoma
Hodgkins arise from what cells,
Hodgkins clinical pres,
Hodgkins staging system
36  cards
Leukemia
Extramedullary leukemia occurs where,
All xrt options,
All tbi xrt doses
21  cards
Gyn CA
Gyn fornix is point of attachment...,
Gyn internal os is where cervix m...,
Gyn most radiotolerant area
40  cards
Endocrine CA
Thyroid ca sim head is positioned...,
I 131 used for what types thyroid ca,
Xrt sensitivity thyroid follicula...
5  cards
Oncologic Emergencies
Icp stands for,
Scc stands for,
Scc location
18  cards
Topics
Male top 3 ca resulting in death ...,
Female tope 3 ca resulting in dea...,
Cosmic rays background are caused...
20  cards
QUANTEC
Brain lower max dose,
Brain middle max dose,
Brain upper max dose
75  cards

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