BREAST
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOLD MESH AND SUPERFLAB ?
SF : BRING DOSE CLOSER TO SURFACE
GM : DOES NOT CHANGE THE DEPTH AT WHICH THE DOSE IS DEPOSITTED BUT CREATES AN ELECTRON CONTAMINATION AT THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN
WHAT DOES ENT STAND FOR?
EAR, NOSE, THROAT
WHAT IS A GLEASON SCORE
SCORE DETERMINED BY THE LEVEL OF DIFFERENTIATION OF THE CELLS
HOW MANY TATTOOS DO PTS WITH PARA-AORTIC LNS HAVE ?
4 TATTOOS
WHEN TREATING A LUNG SBRT, WHY ARE LOWER LOBES AUTOMATICALLY TREATED WITH DIBH?
LOWER LOBE LESIONS ARE CLOSER TO THE DIAPHRAGM, THEREFORE MORE MOVEMENT
FOR A RT TANGENT BREAST VS RT TANGENT BREAST FAST FORWARD, WHY DO WE IMAGE MORE FOR A FF?
HIGHER DAILY DOSE
WHEN COMPARING WBRT VS SRS TREATMENT, HOW WILL THE SIDE EFFECTS DIFFER FROM ONE TECHNIQUE TO ANOTHER?
WBRT WILL HAVE MORE SIDE EFFECTS
3 MOST COMMONLY TREATED LN CHAINS FOR PST TREATMENT
1. COMMON ILIAC
2. INTERNAL ILIAC
3. EXTERNAL ILIAC
WHERE WOULD BE THE MOST COMMON AREA TO ADD GEL?
INGUINALS
WHAT ARE "B SYMPTOMS" ?
LYMPHOMA SYMPTOMS : FEVER >38 DEGREES, NIGHT SWEATS AND UNINTENTIONAL WEIGHT LOSS
WHAT DOES PRV STAND FOR?
PLANNING RISK VOLUME
4 COMPONENTS OF OROPHARYNX
1. SOFT PALATE
2. TONSIL
3. POSTERIOR PHARYNGEAL WALL
4. BASE OF TONGUE
WHY WOULD WE SHIFT OFF ISO FOR A CBCT?
TO SEE WHOLE PROSTATE TO WHICH WE MATCH
WHY DO SOME PATIENTS HAVE TO TAKE ANTI-EMETICS?
TO PREVENT NAUSEA AS A PORTION OF THE STOMACH OR ESOPHAGUS COULD BE IN TREATMENT FIELD WHEN TREATING P-A LNS
NAME 3 CASES TREATED AS EMERGENCIES IN RO
1. CORD COMPRESSION
2. BLEEDING ORGAN
3. SVC SYNDROME
WHEN TREATING BREAST + LN, WHY DOES THE HUMERAL HEAD NEED TO BE SHIELDED?
TO PROTECT THE BONE, WHICH REDUCES THE RISK OF TRAUMATIC FRACTURE IN THE FUTURE
NAME 3 ENT BENIGN CASES
1. MENINGIOMA
2. PITUITARY
3. ACOUSTIC SCHWANNOMA
WHAT IS PSA AND WHAT IS THE NORMAL RANGE VALUE?
PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN : 0-4 NG/ML
WHAT DOES ITV STAND FOR AND WHAT ORGAN COULD NEED ONE WHEN TREATING GYNES?
INTERNAL TARGET VOLUME : UTERUS ( TAKES INTO ACCOUNT MOVEMENT DEPENDING ON BLADDER VOLUME)
WHAT ARE THE 6 DIRECTIONS OF 6DOF?
1. LAT
2. LONGI
3. VERT
4. PITCH
5. ROLL
6. YAW
WHAT IS TREATED DURING A PLAN 1 BREAST VS A P2 BREAST?
P1 : WHOLE BREAST
P2 : TUMOR CAVITY/BED + MARGIN
NAME THE MAJOR 3 SALIVARY GLANDS
1. PAROTID GLANDS
2. SUBLINGUAL GLANDS
3. SUBMANDIBULAR GLANDS
WHY DO THEY NEED A FULL BLADDER?
TO PUSH BOWEL OUT OF TREATMENT FIELD
MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT
1. DIARRHEA
2. DERMATITIS
3. NAUSEA/VOMITING
4. URINARY URGENCY/FREQUENCY
WHAT DOES CIED STAND FOR?
CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE