Radiation Oncology (Therapy) Bundle Test

radiation oncology - Answer Radiation Therapy is also known as ___ Radiation therapy, Surgery and Chemotherapy - Answer What are theThree principal modalities used in the treatment of cancer cancericidal doses - Answer Tumors or lesions are treated with ___ of ionizing radiation as presc...

-Surgery -Radiation Therapy -Chemotherapy - Answer Name 3 Cancer Treatment Options surgery - Answer ______ is the first cancer treatment option for solid tumors Radiation Therapy - Answer ____is an option that is "local" cancer treatment to a specific area -damages cancer cell DNA...

Radiotherapy - Answer - ionizing radiation used in treatment of cancer. electrons accelerated at high speed. speed broken down by metal target, producing gamma beams. works by damaging DNA Two types of damage - Answer 1) Lethal damage - kills cells 2) sub-lethal damage - damages cell, and th...

What is brachytherapy? - Answer radiation at a short distance using radioactive isotopes What is Plesiotherapy? - Answer contact/surface therapy; applicators that are placed directly onto superficial tumors What are interstitial/intracavitary implants? - Answer implanted into tissues; ...

What is the purpose of radiation therapy? To treat benign conditions To cure cancer Palliative care for cancer All of the above - Answer all of the above What is a role for a radiation therapist? - Answer Treatment simulation and delivery What percentage of diagnosed cancer cases us...

Use of high level radiation to destroy cancer cells? - Answer Radiation therapy Law that explains that radiation has the greatest effect on cells that are rapidly dividing? - Answer Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau What is the main downside of radiotherapy? - Answer Damage of healthy cells...

What are the key historical factors that led to development of x-rays for therapeutic purposes - Answer - the use of x-rays for therapeutic started shortly after Rankin discovery - they were used for ringworm of the scalp What was the first successful use of radiation therapy to treat and cure...

destroys cancer cells, with minimal exposure of normal cells to the gaming effects of radiation the damaged cells side or become unable to divide - Answer radiation therapy is effective on tissues directly within the path of the radiation beam - Answer radiation local skin changes/ irrita...

What is the foundation of a radiation treatment plan called? - Answer Prescription What must be included in the prescription? - Answer - Anatomic site - Total radiation dose - Individual treatment dose - Time over whcih the total dose is delivered (protraction) - Treatment technique being...

Well differentiated - Answer : tumor cells resemble cells of origin Anaplastic/undifferentiated - Answer cells do not resemble cells of origin, classification is difficult Carcinoma: - Answer arise from epithelium, (the tissue that covers surfaces or lines body cavities), and spread thro...

What are some of the responsibilities of the radiation tech? - Answer -Guides and supports the patient as they go through treatment by offering counseling and referrals to nutritionists, nurses, and family counselors as required -Uses simulators, either conventional or CT, to image the patient and...

longitudinal - Answer y-axis used for positioning a patient in the "in/out" direction lateral - Answer x-axis used for positioning a patient left/right vertical - Answer z-axis used for positioning a patient up/down pitch - Answer direction that refers to tilting a patient up/down...

What is prophylactic cancer management? - Answer Prophylactic management is used to prevent the future manifestation of cancer in a location with no declared disease but possibly microscopic disease not yet detectable. It sterilizes the potential area of metastatic disease The positive side of ...

A field of medicine that uses ionizing radiation (radiation therapy treatments), computers, and a team of healthcare professionals to treat cancer. - Answer Radiation oncology The two primary mechanisms used to deliver therapeutic or palliative radiation are... - Answer External beam irradiat...