ARRT BOARD EXAM (2022/2023)
ALREADY PASSED
What is the TD 5/5 for the kidney? ✔✔23 Gy
What would a QA level 1 action item require? ✔✔Inspection, but treatment can continue
What is the backscatter factor at the level of Dmax? ✔✔Tissue Air Ratio (TAR)
What technique can be used to accomplish forced shallow breathing? ✔✔Gating
What are the parts of the oral cavity? ✔✔Floor of the mouth, retromolar trigone, gingiva,
anterior 2/3 of tongue, hard palate
What is the tolerance for gantry & collimator angle indicators? ✔✔1.0˚
What does T1b glottic cancer involve according to the AJCC staging system? ✔✔Both vocal
cords
,What is the most common breast cancer diagnosis? ✔✔Invasive infiltrating ductal carcinoma
When a patient is treated with an SAD of 12 cm, what would the SSD be? ✔✔88 cm
What is the single most effective way of preventing the spread of infection? ✔✔Washing hands
What is the most common dose-limiting toxicity for chemotherapeutic drugs?
✔✔Myelosuppresion
What is the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma? ✔✔Mycosis fungoides
What is the TD 5/5 for the whole liver? ✔✔30 Gy
What must a treatment prescription contain? ✔✔Total dose, daily dose, orientation of treatment
fields, fractionation scheme, beam energy, beam-modifying devices, anatomic site, treatment
technique
,Which phase after total body exposure to radiation is characterized by having no symptoms?
✔✔Latent phase
What is a general characteristic of well-differentiated tumors? ✔✔Benign
Which primary diagnosis indicates prophylactic cranial irradiation? ✔✔Small cell carcinoma
What is used to prevent a hot spot at the junction of two treatment fields with a small hinge
angle? ✔✔Wedge
What is a near miss in radiation therapy treatment delivery? ✔✔A harmful event that was caught
prior to the delivery of treatment
What is included in the ITV? ✔✔PTV, CTV, & GTV
What type of acute radiation syndrome results from a whole body dose of 1000-5000 cGy?
✔✔Gastrointestinal
, Through which organ/tissue are intrathecal drug injections administered? ✔✔Spinal cord
What is the purpose of an excisional biopsy? ✔✔Remove the entire tumor & any local spread
What can be used to compensate for an irregular skin surface due to missing or curved tissue?
✔✔Bolus, wedges, shielding blocks
Near what vertebral level does the spinal cord usually end? ✔✔L1-L2
What does ipsilateral mean? ✔✔The same side of the body
What is the TD 5/5 for 1/3 of the brain? ✔✔60 Gy
Which cell type is more radiosensitive? ✔✔Basal cells
What can be used to confirm patient identity when performing time out procedures?
✔✔Checking ID bracelet & asking name, asking patient's name & comparing with the name
called, comparing patient with his/her picture in the chart
ALREADY PASSED
What is the TD 5/5 for the kidney? ✔✔23 Gy
What would a QA level 1 action item require? ✔✔Inspection, but treatment can continue
What is the backscatter factor at the level of Dmax? ✔✔Tissue Air Ratio (TAR)
What technique can be used to accomplish forced shallow breathing? ✔✔Gating
What are the parts of the oral cavity? ✔✔Floor of the mouth, retromolar trigone, gingiva,
anterior 2/3 of tongue, hard palate
What is the tolerance for gantry & collimator angle indicators? ✔✔1.0˚
What does T1b glottic cancer involve according to the AJCC staging system? ✔✔Both vocal
cords
,What is the most common breast cancer diagnosis? ✔✔Invasive infiltrating ductal carcinoma
When a patient is treated with an SAD of 12 cm, what would the SSD be? ✔✔88 cm
What is the single most effective way of preventing the spread of infection? ✔✔Washing hands
What is the most common dose-limiting toxicity for chemotherapeutic drugs?
✔✔Myelosuppresion
What is the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma? ✔✔Mycosis fungoides
What is the TD 5/5 for the whole liver? ✔✔30 Gy
What must a treatment prescription contain? ✔✔Total dose, daily dose, orientation of treatment
fields, fractionation scheme, beam energy, beam-modifying devices, anatomic site, treatment
technique
,Which phase after total body exposure to radiation is characterized by having no symptoms?
✔✔Latent phase
What is a general characteristic of well-differentiated tumors? ✔✔Benign
Which primary diagnosis indicates prophylactic cranial irradiation? ✔✔Small cell carcinoma
What is used to prevent a hot spot at the junction of two treatment fields with a small hinge
angle? ✔✔Wedge
What is a near miss in radiation therapy treatment delivery? ✔✔A harmful event that was caught
prior to the delivery of treatment
What is included in the ITV? ✔✔PTV, CTV, & GTV
What type of acute radiation syndrome results from a whole body dose of 1000-5000 cGy?
✔✔Gastrointestinal
, Through which organ/tissue are intrathecal drug injections administered? ✔✔Spinal cord
What is the purpose of an excisional biopsy? ✔✔Remove the entire tumor & any local spread
What can be used to compensate for an irregular skin surface due to missing or curved tissue?
✔✔Bolus, wedges, shielding blocks
Near what vertebral level does the spinal cord usually end? ✔✔L1-L2
What does ipsilateral mean? ✔✔The same side of the body
What is the TD 5/5 for 1/3 of the brain? ✔✔60 Gy
Which cell type is more radiosensitive? ✔✔Basal cells
What can be used to confirm patient identity when performing time out procedures?
✔✔Checking ID bracelet & asking name, asking patient's name & comparing with the name
called, comparing patient with his/her picture in the chart
