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Who is responsible for ensuring that treatment plans are properly designed for each patient?
Who is responsible for ensuring that treatment plans are properly designed for each patient?
Which member of the Radiation Oncology Team administers the daily radiation under the doctor’s prescription and supervision?
Which member of the Radiation Oncology Team administers the daily radiation under the doctor’s prescription and supervision?
What is the primary role of the Radiation Oncology Nurse?
What is the primary role of the Radiation Oncology Nurse?
Who works with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist to calculate the proper dose of radiation given to the tumor?
Who works with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist to calculate the proper dose of radiation given to the tumor?
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What is the main responsibility of the Radiation Oncologist in the team?
What is the main responsibility of the Radiation Oncologist in the team?
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Which member of the Radiation Oncology Team is responsible for calibration and accuracy of treatment?
Which member of the Radiation Oncology Team is responsible for calibration and accuracy of treatment?
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What are the two major functions of therapeutic radiation?
What are the two major functions of therapeutic radiation?
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What is the most common schedule for external beam radiation treatments?
What is the most common schedule for external beam radiation treatments?
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Which type of radiation therapy involves the delivery of radiation from a machine outside the body?
Which type of radiation therapy involves the delivery of radiation from a machine outside the body?
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What is a premalignant tumor?
What is a premalignant tumor?
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What is the main characteristic of malignant tumors?
What is the main characteristic of malignant tumors?
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Which is a method of spread for malignant tumors?
Which is a method of spread for malignant tumors?
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What is tumor grade based on?
What is tumor grade based on?
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What type of cancerous tumors have an uncontrolled growth, spread into surrounding tissue and distant sites?
What type of cancerous tumors have an uncontrolled growth, spread into surrounding tissue and distant sites?
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What is the main function of External Beam Radiation Therapy?
What is the main function of External Beam Radiation Therapy?
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