Introduction to Radiation Therapy -Principles & Practices Final Exam Questions with Complete Solutions
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Course
Radiation therapy
Institution
Radiation Therapy
Biopsy consists of: - Answer-1. fine needle aspiration
2. core needle
3. endoscopic
4. incisional
5. excisional
Radiation Team consists of - Answer-radiation oncologist, physicist, dosimitrist, nurse, therapist, reception, staff
Etiology - Answer-is the study of cause of disease
Etiolo...
Introduction to Radiation Therapy -
Principles & Practices Final Exam
Questions with Complete Solutions
Biopsy consists of: - Answer-1. fine needle aspiration
2. core needle
3. endoscopic
4. incisional
5. excisional
Radiation Team consists of - Answer-radiation oncologist, physicist, dosimitrist, nurse,
therapist, reception, staff
Etiology - Answer-is the study of cause of disease
Etiology example: - Answer-Etiology is the REASON of a disease & pathogenesis of
how signs or symptoms DEVELOPS
Cellular differentiation - Answer-are the daughter cells
Palliation - Answer-is to alleviate pain, bleeding, obstruction, paralysis
Name 4 different Biopsy procedures - Answer-1) Fine needle aspiration biopsy
2) Core needle biopsy
3) Stereotactic core needle biopsy
4) Surgical (open) biopsy
Name 5 different treatment options - Answer-1) Radiation Therapy
2) Chemotherapy
3) Immunotherapy
4) Brachytherapy
5) Surgery
Brachytherapy - Answer-Utilized to treat a small tissue volume to a high dose by placing
a radioactive isotope in close proximity to the lesion
-May be in the form of seeds, ribbons, needles or wires
-Interstitial - placement is directly into the tissue
-Intracavitary - placement in a natural body cavity
Local treatment - Answer-are those that destroy, remove, or control the breast cancer
cells in a particular area.
, Surgery and radiation are both local treatments
Systemic treatment - Answer-are those that destroy the cancer cells throughout the
body.
Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy are both systemic treatments
Prophylaxis - Answer-is a measure taken to maintain health and prevent the spread of
disease
What is immunotherapy? - Answer-Goal is to amplify the body's own disease fighting
system to destroy the cancer
Prognosis - Answer-is an estimation of the life expectancy of cancer patient base on all
info obtained from clinical trials
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) - Answer-is a high-precision RT that improves
the ability to conform the treatment volume to concave tumor shapes
Intra Operative radiation therapy (IORT) - Answer-is used to treat cancers that are
difficult to remove during surgery and there is a concern that microscopic amounts of
cancer may remain.
Confidentiality - Answer-may not discuss patient info with anyone not involved in their
care or be discussed loudly where it's overheard. Charts need to be secure and locked
up when not in use.
Exceptions include presence of communicable disease, threats of suicide/ harm to self,
or threats of harm to others
Autonomy - Answer-is when patients are free to make life directing decisions, and are
protected by informed consent
Informed consent - Answer-must contain nature of the disease, procedures, treatments
and expectations of recommended treatments and likelihood of success, reasonable
alternatives discussed, probably outcome if no treatment is sought, and all known
possible risks to procedure/treatment.
Competency - Answer-refers to minimal mental, cognitive, or behavioral ability or trait
required to assume responsibility
Living will - Answer-directs the course of future medical conditions if patient is no longer
competent to make decisions.
Must be:
1. Competent, States what measures may/ may not be taken
2. Relieves hospital & doctors from liability for following living will,
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