The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with hypertension. Which response by the nurse is an appropriate example of informational confrontation with the client?

1.      A single PA spine field measuring 11 x 7 cm is being treated with a 6 MV beam at a distance of 100 cm. Calculate the monitor units needed per field to deliver 300 cGy to a depth of 4 cm.

1.      A patient is treated on the 6-MV treatment unit at an extended distance of 124 cm. The collimator setting is 18 x 18 cm and the field size on the patient’s skin is 22 x 22 cm. The prescription states that a dose of 4700 cGy is to be delivered to a depth of 7 cm in 10 fractions with a single posterior treatment field arrangement. Calculate the MU setting.

What is the depth of maximum dose for a 10 MV beam?

1.      If a patient is to be treated at 133 cm SSD on a linear accelerator and the treatment field size is 27 cm x 37 cm at this extended distance, what would the required collimator setting be?

The SI unit for absorbed dose is:

Which of the following does not affect TMR?

Which of the below are characteristics of an emerging disease?

Which of the following is NOT considered an emerging disease?

Influenza strains that sweep around the world often carry names such as H5N1 or H2N2. If they are both flu viruses, why do they differ in their H and N numbers?