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A 56 year old female is diagnosed with FIGO Stage IB1 adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium. Radical hysterectomy with node dissection was performed. 0/13 nodes tested positive. Therefore the radiation oncologist prescribes 45 Gy EBRT to the hysterectomy bed and pelvic regional nodes, followed by a brachytherapy boost. The department CT scanner is broken and isn’t expected to be working for a few days. The Attending requests a conventional simulation. What would be the superior border using a 4 field technique (Box)?

Which of the following is not considered an acute side effect of whole-brain irradiation?

During a conventional Sim, the staff forgot to record the Right lateral SSD. Based on the information provided, what would you expect the Rt Lateral SSD to read?  AP SSD: 94 Lt Lat SSD: 84.5 RAO SSD: 85.5 AP/PA Separation: 14cm Lateral Separation: 32cm  

Following a photon interaction with matter, a photon is detected. It could be any of the following except:

When treating a patient for metastatic disease to the spine with a conventional fractionated single-field beam in which only one vertebral body is affected, what is the minimum number of vertebral bodies that need to be included in the treatment field?

Which of the following is a landmark commonly used establish the match line between the supraclavicular field and tangent fields for a breast treatment?

In the simulation order, it states that the Attending is requesting “MAR”. What does that stand for?

In the event of a treatment beam was terminated due to machine malfunction, where would you be able to find the monitor units delivered to the patient?

Match the interaction process with the appropriate mass attenuation coefficient curve.

The next patient was diagnosed with mycosis fungoides, the patient has 7 lesions. What precautions in addition to standard precautions should you take for this patient?