Laura Nappi Practice Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
the obturator node is most likely associated with a tumor in which organ?
a. breast
b. head and neck
c. prostate
d. pancreas - correct answers prostate
all of the following have a direct relationship with PDD except?
a. energy
b. depth
c. field size
d. SSD - correct answers depth
what is the dmax for a 15 MV beam?
a. 1.5 cm
b. 2.5 cm
c. 3.0 cm
d. 3.2 cm - correct answers 3.0 cm
during the M phase of cell division, radiation will:
a. have more of an effect on the cell
b. have less of an effect on the cell
c. have no effect on the cell
d. have the same effect on the cell - correct answers have more of an effect on the cell
radiation treatments that use electrons can be billed as:
,Laura Nappi Practice Questions and
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a. simple treatment
b. intermediate treatment
c. complex treatment
d. simple simulation - correct answers complex treatment
Gleason grading is used to grade tumors of which organ?
a. bladder
b. rectum
c. prostate
d. vagina - correct answers prostate
if a patient is receiving two different types of treatments at the same time, this is termed?
a. adjuvant
b. sequential
c. substantial
d. concurrent - correct answers concurrent
the rate that energy is transferred to matter as it travels through is:
a. LET
b. RBE
c. OER
d. TLD - correct answers LET
which blood examination tests the kidney and liver function?
a. TBI
,Laura Nappi Practice Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
b. CBC
c. BUN
d. creatinine - correct answers BUN
which component of the linear accelerator would only amplify microwaves?
a. RF driver
b. Klystron
c. magnetron
d. waveguide - correct answers klystron
safety check tolerance limits are:
a. 1 degree
b. 2 mm
c. 2%
d. functional - correct answers functional
what is the normal range for hemoglobin?
a. 12.0-17.5 g/dL
b. 3.5-10.5 billion cells/L
c. 150,000-450,000/mcL
d. 3.90-5.70 million/mcL - correct answers 12.0-17.5 g/dL
which gynecological cancer is most deadly?
a. endometrial
b. ovarian
, Laura Nappi Practice Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
c. cervical
d. vaginal - correct answers ovarian
a chemotherapy that can cause pulmonary toxicity is?
a. adriamycin
b. bleomycin
c. mitomycin
d. actinomycin - correct answers bleomycin
the term used to describe how many people have a specific disease is:
a. epidemiology
b. etiology
c. specificity
d. sensitivity - correct answers epidemiology
the most common location for breast cancer to arise is the:
a. upper outer quadrant
b. upper inner quadrant
c. lower outer quadrant
d. lower inner quadrant - correct answers upper outer quadrant
cancer is an example of which somatic effect?
a. stochastic event
b. non-stochastic event
c. direct effect
Answers A+ Guide
the obturator node is most likely associated with a tumor in which organ?
a. breast
b. head and neck
c. prostate
d. pancreas - correct answers prostate
all of the following have a direct relationship with PDD except?
a. energy
b. depth
c. field size
d. SSD - correct answers depth
what is the dmax for a 15 MV beam?
a. 1.5 cm
b. 2.5 cm
c. 3.0 cm
d. 3.2 cm - correct answers 3.0 cm
during the M phase of cell division, radiation will:
a. have more of an effect on the cell
b. have less of an effect on the cell
c. have no effect on the cell
d. have the same effect on the cell - correct answers have more of an effect on the cell
radiation treatments that use electrons can be billed as:
,Laura Nappi Practice Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
a. simple treatment
b. intermediate treatment
c. complex treatment
d. simple simulation - correct answers complex treatment
Gleason grading is used to grade tumors of which organ?
a. bladder
b. rectum
c. prostate
d. vagina - correct answers prostate
if a patient is receiving two different types of treatments at the same time, this is termed?
a. adjuvant
b. sequential
c. substantial
d. concurrent - correct answers concurrent
the rate that energy is transferred to matter as it travels through is:
a. LET
b. RBE
c. OER
d. TLD - correct answers LET
which blood examination tests the kidney and liver function?
a. TBI
,Laura Nappi Practice Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
b. CBC
c. BUN
d. creatinine - correct answers BUN
which component of the linear accelerator would only amplify microwaves?
a. RF driver
b. Klystron
c. magnetron
d. waveguide - correct answers klystron
safety check tolerance limits are:
a. 1 degree
b. 2 mm
c. 2%
d. functional - correct answers functional
what is the normal range for hemoglobin?
a. 12.0-17.5 g/dL
b. 3.5-10.5 billion cells/L
c. 150,000-450,000/mcL
d. 3.90-5.70 million/mcL - correct answers 12.0-17.5 g/dL
which gynecological cancer is most deadly?
a. endometrial
b. ovarian
, Laura Nappi Practice Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
c. cervical
d. vaginal - correct answers ovarian
a chemotherapy that can cause pulmonary toxicity is?
a. adriamycin
b. bleomycin
c. mitomycin
d. actinomycin - correct answers bleomycin
the term used to describe how many people have a specific disease is:
a. epidemiology
b. etiology
c. specificity
d. sensitivity - correct answers epidemiology
the most common location for breast cancer to arise is the:
a. upper outer quadrant
b. upper inner quadrant
c. lower outer quadrant
d. lower inner quadrant - correct answers upper outer quadrant
cancer is an example of which somatic effect?
a. stochastic event
b. non-stochastic event
c. direct effect
