In addition to lead, which component of Cerrobend® is considered toxic?

Which of the following types of radiation has the lowest LET:

The facts and words of verbal communication are called the:

If a patient’s treatment plan is normalized to the 180 cGy isodose line, what percentage will the 185 cGy isodose line receive?

Fear and happiness are common ________ responses that may warrant additional care.

According to the CT to the right, the heel is to the _____ of the patient. CT isodose wedge.jpg

When manipulating a CT image, increasing the width of the window will ____________ contrast:

A dose of 200 cGy is to be delivered at a depth of 10 cm. at 100 SAD, from a single 15 cm. x 15 cm. field with 6 MV x-rays. Given the information below, what would the treatment monitor units be?                            TMR (15 cm. x15 cm., depth 10 cm.) = 0.806                                                     PDD (100 SSD, 15 cm. x 15 cm., depth = 10 cm.) = 72.2%                            Output in air, 100 SAD, 15 cm. x 15 cm. field size = 1.015 cGy/MU             BSF (15 cm. x 15 cm.) = 1.044

In addition to standard precaution, ________ precautions are recommended for Clostridium difficile:

A radiation therapist is preparing to transfer a patient with limited lower extremity mobility from a wheelchair to the treatment table using a transfer board. What is the most important first step?