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Complete Test Bank Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy 4th Edition Washington Containing Questions and Answers with rationales (Chapter 1-38)
RT chart - Correct Answer>>record of the patient's radiation treatment; separate from an individual's hospital chart
Electronic medical re...
Complete Test Bank Principles and Practice
of Radiation Therapy 4th Edition
Washington Containing Questions and
Answers with rationales (Chapter 1-38)
RT chart - Correct Answer>>record of the patient's radiation treatment;
separate from an individual's hospital chart
Electronic medical records (EMR) - Correct Answer>>charting, text, and
image information is stored in a central database
The rationale for radiation treatment - Correct Answer>>captures relevant
patient medical history which might impact their tolerance of planned
treatment
Documentation of treatment response - Correct Answer>>patient response
to treatment is monitored and recorderd throughout and following
completion of treatment
Electronic imaging - Correct Answer>>converting paper documents to
pictures stored and displayed via computer. (CT scans, EPIDs)
Verification and record (V&R) systems - Correct Answer>>validated
parameters from the treatment plan to the treatment machine setup and
delivery
Machine parameters monitered - Correct Answer>>meterset, gantry
position, collimator and aperature settings, table position, and beam
modifiers
Quality assurance - Correct Answer>>consists of activities and
documentation performed with the goal of optimizing patient care
-the radiation therapist's primary role is to ensure accuract in the delivery of
the radiation treatment plan as prescribed by the oncologist
, Source-skin distance (SSD) - Correct Answer>>distance between a radiation
source and a patients skin
Treatment record - Correct Answer>>documents the delivery of treatment;
includes fractional and cumulative doses as well as machine settings
Radiation prescription - Correct Answer>>may only be delivered under the
direct order of a radiation oncologist; includes fractionation, protraction,
treatment technique, and beam modifiers
Protraction - Correct Answer>>time period during which the treatment will
be given
Beam modifiers - Correct Answer>>devices that change the shape of the
treatment field or distribution of radiation
Isocenter - Correct Answer>>the point of intersection of three axes of
machine rotation (gantry, collimator, and base of couch)
Portal - Correct Answer>>treatment field; volume of tissue exposed to
radiation from a single radiation beam
Reference images - Correct Answer>>used to compare on-treatment
images, verifying treatment position, and documenting treatment delivery
Beam's eye view (BEV) - Correct Answer>>shows the area to be irradiated
by the linac as well as treatment field shape and orientation as it passes
through the patient
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