Exam 15: Special Procedures

For the ultrasound unit to know where it is in reference to the linear accelerator, it must be ________________ with the treatment delivery unit.

Which of the following is a goal of radiation oncology?

Protons are ________________.

Stereotactic treatments have been improved on linear accelerators because of which of the following advances?

The cyber knife can treat anywhere in the body because it uses a(n)___________ technique.

Radiation therapists and radiation oncologists prefer the kV images because the _______________________.

Cone beam CT, TomoTherapy, and CT-on rails correct for _________ motion.

Image-guided radiation therapy is useful because it can ____________________. I.result in a more focused treatment II.account for interfraction and intrafraction motion III.compare in-room image set with treatment planning image set

TomoTherapy differs from some other volumetric imaging techniques because it __________________________.

The typical width of the spread-out proton Bragg's peak (SOBP)is _____________.

Which of the following is the motion management method that defines an internal target volume?

Cranial stereotactic treatments began with which of the following?

Cone beam CT _______________________.

Electronic portal imaging devices (EPID)can ___________________. I.use MV and kV II.take orthogonal images III.send images to multiple locations

Devices that are on the linear accelerator for imaging include all except which of the following?

Heavy charged particles like protons have a(n)__________ fall-off in tissue that is desirable.

A single fraction of radiation to a brain metastasis would be what kind of stereotactic treatment?

Besides the patient and reference frame being registered, the stereotactic treatment must also ___________________.

Which of the following organs that can be affected by motion? I.Lung II.Liver III.Pancreas

Forced shallow breathing technique is used to control which of the following?