Radiotherapy Basics RMI 421 Lecture 1 Quiz

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Who is responsible for ensuring that treatment plans are properly designed for each patient?

  • Medical Physicist (correct)
  • Dosimetrist
  • Radiation Therapist
  • Radiation Oncologist

Which member of the Radiation Oncology Team administers the daily radiation under the doctor’s prescription and supervision?

  • Radiation Oncology Nurse (correct)
  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Medical Physicist
  • Dosimetrist

What is the primary role of the Radiation Oncology Nurse?

  • Calculating the proper dose of radiation given to the tumor
  • Interacting with the patient and family throughout the treatment process and during follow-up care (correct)
  • Administering the daily radiation under the doctor’s prescription and supervision
  • Prescribing and overseeing the radiation therapy treatments

Who works with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist to calculate the proper dose of radiation given to the tumor?

<p>Dosimetrist (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main responsibility of the Radiation Oncologist in the team?

<p>Prescribing and overseeing the radiation therapy treatments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which member of the Radiation Oncology Team is responsible for calibration and accuracy of treatment?

<p>Medical Physicist (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two major functions of therapeutic radiation?

<p>To destroy tumors and palliate symptoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common schedule for external beam radiation treatments?

<p>Five days a week (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of radiation therapy involves the delivery of radiation from a machine outside the body?

<p>EBRT (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a premalignant tumor?

<p>A tumor that can potentially become malignant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of malignant tumors?

<p>They spread into surrounding tissue and distant sites (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is a method of spread for malignant tumors?

<p>Blood-borne metastasis only (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is tumor grade based on?

<p>The description of the tumor based on how abnormal it looks under a microscope (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cancerous tumors have an uncontrolled growth, spread into surrounding tissue and distant sites?

<p>Malignant Tumors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of External Beam Radiation Therapy?

<p>To deliver radiation from a machine outside the body (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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