For patients being assessed for radiopaque contrast media injections, the most important evaluation of the patient that the radiation therapist must consider is

The ideal bolus material will have

In the sagittal plane, the invisible line that runs from the tip of the pubis symphysis to the sacral promontory

Extra Credit: A patient is being treated for a mediastinal mass on a linear accelerator with a calculated isocenter of 100 SSD.  The patient’s separation is 24 cm.  The tumor is located 4 cm posterior to the anterior surface of the patient. The doctor wants to treat the patient using a non-isocentric source to skin distance set-up.  What is the patient’s AP SSD?

Number 8 is the

The radiation oncologist orders a gastrografin simulation on a patient that

The three-dimensional treatment that is delivered in a non-uniform exposure is called  

The prefix dys- means                                                      

Extra Credit: To reduce the volume of small bowel within a pelvic field on a prostatectomy patient, the doctor may request

The root word necro means