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The root word steno means

A person receives an exposure to the following radiations. Which will result in the highest dose equivalency? 

A contaminated needle or scalpel blade, which is responsible for an infectious condition in a medical worker, is referred to as a/an 

Extra Credit: Which targeted therapy prevents angiogenesis?  

Your patient is being treated for cervical cancer. The patient is being treated on a Varian 2100 CD machine (calculated SSD 100cm).  She is undergoing a 4-field box treatment that includes the inguinal lymph nodes. Your patient had a total hysterectomy before beginning radiation therapy and the doctor is prescribing the dose to the surgical bed.  The treatment isocenter is located 14.8 cm deep from the anterior surface. The treatment isocenter is also located 22.4 cm from the patient’s right lateral. Your patient is 29.6 cm thick and from left to right 44.8cm. What is the tumor distance from the patient’s posterior aspect?           

A woman comes for simulation of her left breast. She has had a lumpectomy and she is to begin her treatment in 1 week. The immobilization device used is a slanted breast board and her simulation is done on a CAT scan machine. What is the purpose of the slanted breast board?  

The prefix meso- means

The xiphoid process is a useful landmark for location during simulation. It is located at what level?  

The drive stand of the linear accelerator contains 1. Gauges 2. Tanks 3. Valves 4. Emergency stop buttons 5. X-ray target 6. Bending magnet

The suffix –rrhea means