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Dry desquamation starts occurring after how many ____ Gy have been delivered?

What gantry angle would be displayed for the following situation on a Varian Truebeam? The patient is supine, head-first. The therapist rotates down the patient’s left side to the PA angle.

Which wedge below would represent the correct orientation for a physical wedge used in the clinic to correspond to the isodose lines on the left? Choose the most appropriate (Not size of the wedge)    

What is the lateral separation(cm) if you are provided with the following SSDs? Gantry 0: 86 Gantry 65: 85 Gantry 90:  84 Gantry 260: 84 Gantry 270: 83 Gantry 180: 85

When treating a pelvic patient on a linear accelerator you align your patient to the three markings highlighted green in the diagram.  This is known as:

Which of the following would not tolerate a dose of 4000cGy to 3/3 of the volume based on TD5/5 guidelines?

 A patient diagnosed with stage 1 SCC of the larynx has express that she is having difficulty eating due to changes to her taste and smell. Which of the follow would you not suggest to her?

The total energy absorbed per unit mass of material (Absorbed dose) is measured with this unit:

Diarrhea and erectile dysfunction are possible side effects of radiation therapy for which organ?    

A patient experiencing severe nausea/vomiting may be prescribed which type of drug?