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A radiation therapist is tattooing a patient in the simulati…
A radiation therapist is tattooing a patient in the simulation room and she accidentally sticks herself with a contaminated needle. This is a ______________ transmission.
The common iliac nodes drain all of the following structures…
The common iliac nodes drain all of the following structures except the
Hard wedges will have an affect on dose distribution by
Hard wedges will have an affect on dose distribution by
The thick end of a hard wedge
The thick end of a hard wedge
The skin sparing effect will be highest for
The skin sparing effect will be highest for
The inferior mediastinal lymph nodes are located
The inferior mediastinal lymph nodes are located
The most diagnosed cancerous histopathology arising from the…
The most diagnosed cancerous histopathology arising from the walls of the gastrointestinal tract is
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
A doctor prescribes a non-isocentric treatment to a patient’…
A doctor prescribes a non-isocentric treatment to a patient’s thoracic spine on a linear accelerator that is calibrated to 100 cm. The patient is being treated in an AP/PA set up, where the treatment dose is prescribed to the depth of the spine, which is 3.7 cm from the posterior aspect of the patient. The total dose prescribed is 4000 cGy for 10 fractions. The portal size for the AP is 5 cm x 12 cm and the portal for the PA is 5.3 cm x 11.7 cm. The patient AP/PA separation is 23.1 cm. What would be the equivalent square for the PA portal when calculating the monitor unit for this portal?