,What type of acute radiation syndrome results from
a whole body dose of 1000-5000 cGy? - Correct
Answer-Gastrointestinal
Through which organ/tissue are intrathecal drug injections administered?
- Correct Answer-Spinal cord
What is the purpose of an excisional biopsy? - Correct Answer-Remove
the entire tumor & any local spread
What can be used to compensate for an irregular skin surface due to
missing or curved tissue? - Correct Answer-Bolus, wedges, shielding
blocks
Near what vertebral level does the spinal cord usually end? - Correct
Answer-L1-L2
What does ipsilateral mean? - Correct Answer-The same side of the body
What is the TD 5/5 for 1/3 of the brain? - Correct Answer-60 Gy
Which cell type is more radiosensitive? - Correct Answer-Basal cells
What can be used to confirm patient identity when performing time out
procedures? - Correct Answer-Checking ID bracelet & asking name,
asking patient's name & comparing with the name called, comparing
patient with his/her picture in the chart
If the hinge angle of two radiation beams is 150˚, what should the wedge
angle be? - Correct Answer-15˚
Which acute effect will result from a total body exposure to a dose of more
than 10 Gy? - Correct Answer-GI syndrome
What happens to the PDD curve as the field size increases? - Correct
Answer-It increases
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