Radiation Therapy Quiz

Which of the following is a duty of social workers?

Which healthcare professional may help arrange for home health care?

What do dieticians do to help patients?

What do dieticians provide to improve patients' nutritional status?

What is a duty of social workers that is not mentioned for dieticians?

Which healthcare professional monitors patients' weight?

What do social workers help patients and family members with?

What do social workers and dieticians have in common?

Which healthcare professional provides patients with nutritional supplements?

What do social workers do that is not mentioned for dieticians?

Which type of radiation is commonly used in photon therapy?

What is the main effect of radiation in photon therapy?

What is the typical duration of most radical treatments in photon therapy?

What is the total dose of radiation typically delivered in most radical treatments?

What are some common treatments that can be combined with radiation therapy?

What is the typical dose of radiation given in a single fraction of palliative treatment?

What is the advantage of radiotherapy in terms of organ preservation?

What is the main duty of a radiation oncologist?

What is the main duty of a medical dosimetrist?

Which of the following is NOT a type of radiation used in radiation therapy?

Which of the following is NOT a source of radiation used in radiation therapy?

Which of the following is a mode of nuclear decay?

Which of the following is an example of X-ray energy used in medicine?

What is the definition of radiotherapy?

What does the technique of radiation therapy involve?

What are the goals of radiation therapy?

What are the two ways in which radiation therapy damages cancerous cells?

Which of the following is NOT a type of radiation therapy?

What is the mechanism of radiation therapy?

Which healthcare professional is responsible for monitoring patients' weight and nutritional problems?

What is a common duty of social workers that is not mentioned for dieticians?

Which of the following is a type of radiation therapy?

What are the goals of radiation therapy?

How does radiation therapy damage cancerous cells?

Which healthcare professional works directly with the radiation oncologist in the treatment planning and delivery?

Which healthcare professional administers the daily radiation treatment under the radiation oncologist’s prescription and supervision?

Which healthcare professional carefully calculates the dose of radiation to make sure the tumor gets enough radiation and develops treatment plans to spare the normal tissues?

Which healthcare professional helps evaluate the patient before treatment begins and may talk to the patient about potential side effects and their management?

True or false: Radiation therapy is the medical use of ionizing radiation to control or kill malignant cells directly or indirectly.

True or false: Superficial X-rays have an energy range of 35 to 60 keV.

True or false: Brachytherapy is a type of internal irradiation in radiation therapy.

True or false: Radiation therapy can cause damage to DNA and other cellular structures.

True or false: Most radical treatments are given over 4-6 weeks.

True or false: Palliative radiotherapy is given over a shorter period of time with a lower overall dose.

True or false: Radiation therapy can be used alone or in combination with other treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy.

True or false: Social workers may provide practical help and counseling to patients or members of their families.

True or false: Dieticians monitor patients' weight and nutritional problems.

True or false: Social workers help arrange for home health care and other services.

True or false: Radiation therapy only uses photons beams for treatment.

True or false: Superficial X-rays have a higher energy range than Megavoltage X-rays.

True or false: Radiation therapy works by directly ionizing the water molecules in cancerous cells.

True or false: Radiation therapy can cause damage to DNA and other cellular structures?

True or false: Palliative radiotherapy is given over a shorter period of time with a lower overall dose?

True or false: Most radical treatments are given over 4-6 weeks?

True or false: Superficial X-rays have an energy range of 35 to 60 keV?

True or false: Social workers provide practical help and counseling to patients or members of their families?

True or false: Dieticians monitor patients' weight and nutritional problems?

True or false: Radiation therapy can be used alone or in combination with other treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy?

Match the following professionals with their primary duties:

Match the following duties to the corresponding professional:

Match the following professionals to their duties related to patient care:

Match the types of X-ray energies used in medicine with their energy range:

Match the following types of radiation therapy with their descriptions:

Match the goals of radiation therapy with their descriptions:

Match the following types of cancer with their radiosensitivity:

Match the following professionals with their duties in radiotherapy:

Match the following types of radiotherapy treatment with their typical fraction sizes and overall doses:

Match the following types of treatment with their use in radiotherapy: