Overview of Radiation Therapy Exam
Questions and Answers
Use of high level radiation to destroy cancer cells? - Answer-Radiation therapy
Law that explains that radiation has the greatest effect on cells that are rapidly dividing?
- Answer-Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau
What is the main downside of radiotherapy? - Answer-Damage of healthy cells
What are the two goals of Radiotherapy? - Answer-Curative radiotherapy
Palliative radiotherapy
What is the alternative name for curative radiotherapy? - Answer-Radical radiotherapy
What are considered as emergency cases in radiotherapy? - Answer-Bone metastasis
with spinal cord compression
Profuse bleeding
Mass obstruction in the lungs
Brain metastasis
What is the aim of radiotherapy? - Answer-Precise delivery of dose to a defined tumour
volume
Who are the members of the radiation team? - Answer-Radiation oncologists
Medical physicists
Radiotherapy technologist
What is the alternative name/role of medical physicists? - Answer-Dosimetrists
What are two examples of immobilization devices used for radiotherapy? - Answer-
Alpha cradle
Thermoplastic Masks
What are the two forms of radiation therapy? - Answer-Teletherapy
Brachytherapy
What is the alternative name of teletherapy? - Answer-External beam radiation therapy
What is the alternative name for brachytherapy? - Answer-Internal beam radiation
therapy
Radiation dose is given from outside the body to the cancer tissue? - Answer-
Teletherapy
Questions and Answers
Use of high level radiation to destroy cancer cells? - Answer-Radiation therapy
Law that explains that radiation has the greatest effect on cells that are rapidly dividing?
- Answer-Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau
What is the main downside of radiotherapy? - Answer-Damage of healthy cells
What are the two goals of Radiotherapy? - Answer-Curative radiotherapy
Palliative radiotherapy
What is the alternative name for curative radiotherapy? - Answer-Radical radiotherapy
What are considered as emergency cases in radiotherapy? - Answer-Bone metastasis
with spinal cord compression
Profuse bleeding
Mass obstruction in the lungs
Brain metastasis
What is the aim of radiotherapy? - Answer-Precise delivery of dose to a defined tumour
volume
Who are the members of the radiation team? - Answer-Radiation oncologists
Medical physicists
Radiotherapy technologist
What is the alternative name/role of medical physicists? - Answer-Dosimetrists
What are two examples of immobilization devices used for radiotherapy? - Answer-
Alpha cradle
Thermoplastic Masks
What are the two forms of radiation therapy? - Answer-Teletherapy
Brachytherapy
What is the alternative name of teletherapy? - Answer-External beam radiation therapy
What is the alternative name for brachytherapy? - Answer-Internal beam radiation
therapy
Radiation dose is given from outside the body to the cancer tissue? - Answer-
Teletherapy
