RTTT 204 – Clinical Oncology II EXAM LATEST
VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the most significant risk factor associated with mesothelioma?
a. Asbestos exposure
b. Smoking
c. Sun exposure
d. Radiation exposure - answer>>Asbestos exposure
Mesothelioma is a cancer of which respiratory system component?
a. Pleura
b. Primary bronchi
c. Carina
d. Alveoli - answer>>Pleura
Assume the initial treatment portals are AP/PA; after about how many fractions does the typical
lung cancer patient start receiving oblique boost treatments?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40 - answer>>20
Radiation therapy of which of the following cancers does not include regional lymph nodes?
a. Early staged parotid
,b. Early staged larynx
c. Early staged nasopharynx
d. All of the above include regional lymph nodes - answer>>Early staged larynx
The most common type of tumor that presents in the maxillary sinus is:
a. Squamous cell carcinoma
b. Adenocarcinoma
c. Adenocystic carcinoma
d. Lymphoepithelioma - answer>>Squamous cell carcinoma
Most head and neck tumors spread by way of:
a. The lymphatic system
b. Direct extension
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b - answer>>Both a and b
Which of the following is a function of saliva?
a. Lubricate the food bolus
b. Digestion
c. Oral hygiene
d. All of the above - answer>>All of the above
What is commonly referred to as the voice box?
a. Vestibular folds
,b. Epiglottis
c. Pharynx
d. Larynx - answer>>Larynx
Field sizes and arrangements for early glottic carcinomas are usually:
a. Parallel opposed fields, 10cm x 11cm
b. Unilateral field, 5cm x 5cm
c. Parallel opposed fields, 5cm x 5cm
d. Unilateral field, 7cm x 9cm to include subdigastric nodes - answer>>Parallel opposed fields,
5cm x 5cm
Anatomically, the hypopharynx includes which sites?
I. Pyriform sinus
II. Anterior 1/3 tongue
III. Post-cricoid region
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III - answer>>I and III
Most salivary gland tumors are squamous cell carcinoma. (true or false) - answer>>False
In which salivary gland do most salivary cancers occur?
a. Parotid
b. Submandibular
c. Sublingual
, d. Minor - answer>>Parotid
What is the most common histological type of head and neck cancer?
a. Adenocarcinoma
b. Transitional cell carcinoma
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
d. Renal cell carcinoma - answer>>Squamous cell carcinoma
Radiation necrosis of brain tissue occurs with doses higher than 6000 cGy. (true or false) -
answer>>True
Metastatic brain lesions are more common in children than are primary brain tumors. (true or
false) - answer>>False
Palliative doses of radiation to the whole brain for metastatic disease are generally about:
a. 5000 to 6000 cGy
b. 4500 cGy
c. 3000 cGy
d. 1500 cGy - answer>>3000 cGy
A patient presenting with a loss of vision would most likely have a brain tumor located in the
__________ lobe of the brain.
a. Frontal
b. Periosteal
c. Temporal
d. Occipital - answer>>Occipital
VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the most significant risk factor associated with mesothelioma?
a. Asbestos exposure
b. Smoking
c. Sun exposure
d. Radiation exposure - answer>>Asbestos exposure
Mesothelioma is a cancer of which respiratory system component?
a. Pleura
b. Primary bronchi
c. Carina
d. Alveoli - answer>>Pleura
Assume the initial treatment portals are AP/PA; after about how many fractions does the typical
lung cancer patient start receiving oblique boost treatments?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40 - answer>>20
Radiation therapy of which of the following cancers does not include regional lymph nodes?
a. Early staged parotid
,b. Early staged larynx
c. Early staged nasopharynx
d. All of the above include regional lymph nodes - answer>>Early staged larynx
The most common type of tumor that presents in the maxillary sinus is:
a. Squamous cell carcinoma
b. Adenocarcinoma
c. Adenocystic carcinoma
d. Lymphoepithelioma - answer>>Squamous cell carcinoma
Most head and neck tumors spread by way of:
a. The lymphatic system
b. Direct extension
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b - answer>>Both a and b
Which of the following is a function of saliva?
a. Lubricate the food bolus
b. Digestion
c. Oral hygiene
d. All of the above - answer>>All of the above
What is commonly referred to as the voice box?
a. Vestibular folds
,b. Epiglottis
c. Pharynx
d. Larynx - answer>>Larynx
Field sizes and arrangements for early glottic carcinomas are usually:
a. Parallel opposed fields, 10cm x 11cm
b. Unilateral field, 5cm x 5cm
c. Parallel opposed fields, 5cm x 5cm
d. Unilateral field, 7cm x 9cm to include subdigastric nodes - answer>>Parallel opposed fields,
5cm x 5cm
Anatomically, the hypopharynx includes which sites?
I. Pyriform sinus
II. Anterior 1/3 tongue
III. Post-cricoid region
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III - answer>>I and III
Most salivary gland tumors are squamous cell carcinoma. (true or false) - answer>>False
In which salivary gland do most salivary cancers occur?
a. Parotid
b. Submandibular
c. Sublingual
, d. Minor - answer>>Parotid
What is the most common histological type of head and neck cancer?
a. Adenocarcinoma
b. Transitional cell carcinoma
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
d. Renal cell carcinoma - answer>>Squamous cell carcinoma
Radiation necrosis of brain tissue occurs with doses higher than 6000 cGy. (true or false) -
answer>>True
Metastatic brain lesions are more common in children than are primary brain tumors. (true or
false) - answer>>False
Palliative doses of radiation to the whole brain for metastatic disease are generally about:
a. 5000 to 6000 cGy
b. 4500 cGy
c. 3000 cGy
d. 1500 cGy - answer>>3000 cGy
A patient presenting with a loss of vision would most likely have a brain tumor located in the
__________ lobe of the brain.
a. Frontal
b. Periosteal
c. Temporal
d. Occipital - answer>>Occipital
