Oncology Final Exam: Radiation Therapy with all Correct & 100%
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1. What are the benefits of
low systemic ettect (older animal, concurrent
radiation therapy over other
disease, high risk patient)
cancer treat-ment options?
non-invasive
high quality of life
2. gray unit of absorbed dose of radiation
3. What cells are affected by rapidly dividing cells
acute ra-diation toxicity?
4. What is the time course of
seen during therapy and resolves
acute ra-diation toxicity?
quickly can be dose limiting
5. signs of acute radiation toxicity edema, inflammation
pain and discomfort
6. How is acute radiation toxicity supportive care
man-aged?
7. What cells are affected by late
slowly dividing cells
radi-ation toxicity?
8. What is the time course for late radi- months to years
ation toxicity? do not resolve
dose limiting (life limiting)
9. What are potential late cataract
radiation toxicities? secondary malignancy (bone in radiation therapy field)
10. What are the goals of definitive radi- long term control
ation therapy?
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, Oncology Final Exam: Radiation Therapy with all Correct & 100%
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complete eradication of tumor
high dose therapy
tissue preservation
11. What are the goals of palliative radi- short term symptom control
ation therapy?
quick ettect
improve quality of life
12. conventional fractionation 2.5-3 Gy per fraction daily
16-20 fractions over 3-4 weeks
48-57 Gy total
13. What is the benefit of sparing late responding tissue by reducing dose
conventional fractionation?
per fraction (3 Gy)
14. stereotactic radiation >8 Gy per fraction daily
1-5 fractions in one week
>10-30 Gy total
15. What is the benefit of therapy?
stereotactic radiation?
16. What is the purpose of
palliative ra-diation?
17. What is the most common
tumor used for radiation
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Verified Answers |Latest Version |Already Graded A+
1. What are the benefits of
low systemic ettect (older animal, concurrent
radiation therapy over other
disease, high risk patient)
cancer treat-ment options?
non-invasive
high quality of life
2. gray unit of absorbed dose of radiation
3. What cells are affected by rapidly dividing cells
acute ra-diation toxicity?
4. What is the time course of
seen during therapy and resolves
acute ra-diation toxicity?
quickly can be dose limiting
5. signs of acute radiation toxicity edema, inflammation
pain and discomfort
6. How is acute radiation toxicity supportive care
man-aged?
7. What cells are affected by late
slowly dividing cells
radi-ation toxicity?
8. What is the time course for late radi- months to years
ation toxicity? do not resolve
dose limiting (life limiting)
9. What are potential late cataract
radiation toxicities? secondary malignancy (bone in radiation therapy field)
10. What are the goals of definitive radi- long term control
ation therapy?
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, Oncology Final Exam: Radiation Therapy with all Correct & 100%
Verified Answers |Latest Version |Already Graded A+
complete eradication of tumor
high dose therapy
tissue preservation
11. What are the goals of palliative radi- short term symptom control
ation therapy?
quick ettect
improve quality of life
12. conventional fractionation 2.5-3 Gy per fraction daily
16-20 fractions over 3-4 weeks
48-57 Gy total
13. What is the benefit of sparing late responding tissue by reducing dose
conventional fractionation?
per fraction (3 Gy)
14. stereotactic radiation >8 Gy per fraction daily
1-5 fractions in one week
>10-30 Gy total
15. What is the benefit of therapy?
stereotactic radiation?
16. What is the purpose of
palliative ra-diation?
17. What is the most common
tumor used for radiation
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