ARRT BOARD EXAM (2022/2023) ALREADY PASSED

ARRT BOARD EXAM (2022/2023) ALREADY PASSED What is the TD 5/5 for the kidney? 23 Gy What would a QA level 1 action item require? Inspection, but treatment can continue What is the backscatter factor at the level of Dmax? Tissue Air Ratio (TAR) What technique can be used to accomplish forced shallow breathing? Gating What are the parts of the oral cavity? Floor of the mouth, retromolar trigone, gingiva, anterior 2/3 of tongue, hard palate What is the tolerance for gantry & collimator angle indicators? 1.0˚ What does T1b glottic cancer involve according to the AJCC staging system? Both vocal cords What is the most common breast cancer diagnosis? Invasive infiltrating ductal carcinoma When a patient is treated with an SAD of 12 cm, what would the SSD be? 88 cm What is the single most effective way of preventing the spread of infection? Washing hands What is the most common dose-limiting toxicity for chemotherapeutic drugs? Myelosuppresion What is the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma? Mycosis fungoides What is the TD 5/5 for the whole liver? 30 Gy What must a treatment prescription contain? Total dose, daily dose, orientation of treatment fields, fractionation scheme, beam energy, beam-modifying devices, anatomic site, treatment technique Which phase after total body exposure to radiation is characterized by having no symptoms? Latent phase What is a general characteristic of well-differentiated tumors? Benign Which primary diagnosis indicates prophylactic cranial irradiation? Small cell carcinoma What is used to prevent a hot spot at the junction of two treatment fields with a small hinge angle? Wedge What is a near miss in radiation therapy treatment delivery? A harmful event that was caught prior to the delivery of treatment What is included in the ITV? PTV, CTV, & GTV What type of acute radiation syndrome results from a whole body dose of cGy? Gastrointestinal Through which organ/tissue are intrathecal drug injections administered? Spinal cord What is the purpose of an excisional biopsy? Remove the entire tumor & any local spread What can be used to compensate for an irregular skin surface due to missing or curved tissue? Bolus, wedges, shielding blocks Near what vertebral level does the spinal cord usually end? L1-L2 What does ipsilateral mean? The same side of the body What is the TD 5/5 for 1/3 of the brain? 60 Gy