Review Questions for Monday April 19, 2010

Radiotherapy examination content specifications can be found on the ARRT site.

Topic: Interactions

1. Photon gamma rays strike an object and scattered radiation results. The production of scattered radiation likely results from: ?

A. Compton effects
B. Bremsstralung effects
C. Characteristic effects
D. Photoelectric effects

Topic: Delivery

2. The half life of Palladium 103; Pd-103, is 17 days. Pd-103 brachytherapy seeds are typically used for: ?

A. Intrauterine HDR
B. Prostate HDR
C. Prostate LDR
D. Intrauterine LDR

Topic: Physics

3. The International units, SI given for the measurement of radioactivity are: ?

A. Coulombs
B. Grays
C. Sieverts
D. Becquerels

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