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2. WHICH PART OF THE BODY WAS FIRST 11. A Basic Radiobiologic Principle
IMAGED BY X-RAYS? His hand. ?______________ or dividing the total dose
A Brief History of Radiation into small daily fractions over several
Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays on weeks, produces better tumor control
November 8, 1895, while experimenting than a single large fraction. It spares
with a gas-filled cathode tube normal tissue through repair and
He noted an image of the bones of his repopulation while increasing damage to
hand projected on a screen when placed tumor cells through redistribution and
between the tube and the fluorescent reoxygenation. - FRACTIONATION
screen 12/15. The Four Rs of Radiobiology
The modern basis for fractionation is
3. WHO DISCOVERED RADIUM WHICH better understood and more complex
PAVED THE WAY TO ITS APPLICATION _________ of sublethal damage to cells
IN BRACHYTHERAPY? between fractions caused by radiation.
PIERRE AND MARIE CURIE REPAIR
_________ or regrowth of cells between
4-5. TWO EXAMPLES OF IONIZING fractions. REPOPULATION
RADIATION USED IN EXTERNAL BEAM _________ of cells into radiosensitive
RADIOTHERAPY? phases of cell cycle - REDISTRIBUTION
. x-rays AND gamma rays _________ of hypoxic cells to make them
more sensitive to radiation -
6. __________ IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REOXYGENATION
TARGET MOLECULE OF RADIATION.
DNA 16. Radiation Oncologist - Doctor
specialist in the field of Radiation
7. _________ IS THE PRIMARY MEDIATOR Oncology
OF INDIRECT IONIZATION BY FORMATION Formerly called Radiotherapist
OF FREE RADICALS. WATER Role is to assess all conditions relative to
the patient and tumor, systematically
8. INDIRECT VS DIRECT EFFECT OF review the need for diagnostic and
RADIATION? staging procedures, and determine the
DAMAGE TO DNA MOLECULE FROM THE best therapeutic strategy.
FORMATION OF FREE RADICALS
INDIRECT 17. Medical Physicist - A staff member
who has received special training and
9. INDIRECT VS DIRECT EFFECT OF experience in the aspects of radiologic
RADIATION? physics that deals with radiation therapy
DAMAGE TO THE DNA MOLECULE BY or is certified by a recognized specialty
BREAKING OF HYDROGEN BONDS OR board as being competent in those
ONE OR BOTH CHAINS OF THE DNA aspects of physics that relate to
MOLECULE. DIRECT radiation therapy.
28] Outline of organ structures in plain 32] The ealiest presentation or finding
radiograph are possible because of when cranial blood flow is decreased is
contrast produced by: A. Motor paralysis
A. Blood B. Brain edema
B. Bone C. Cellular swelling
C. Fat D. Hemorrhage
D. Barium
E. NOTA 33] mediator of indirect ionization- water