Radiobiology
(1) University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA 6.1 Cellular Biology (Questions) 6.2 Cell Death Due to Irradiation (Questions) 6.3 Normal Tissue Complication (NTC) (Questions) 6.4 Cell…
GENERAL RADIOLOGY
Imaging Modalities
(1) University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA 13.1 Imaging Modalities (Questions) 13.2 Ultrasound (Questions) 13.3 Nuclear Medicine (Questions) 13.4 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) (Questions) 13.5 Imaging…
Professional Responsibilities
(1) University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA This part includes (1) the lawful knowledge related to professional work in a health system which applies to nurses,…
Fundamentals of Computer Technologies
(1) University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA 9.1 Basic Computer Terminology (Questions) 9.2 Internet and Telecommunication (Questions) 9.3 Medical Images (Questions) 9.4 Basic Computer Terminology (Answers)…
Patient Immobilization
(1) University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA 4.1 Patient Positioning and Treatment Devices (Questions) 4.2 Image-Guided Radiotherapy (Questions) 4.3 Margins Accounting for Positioning (Questions) 4.4 Patient…
Quality Assurance
(1) University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA 8.1 QA Guidance and Protocols (Questions) 8.2 Requirements and Tolerance for QA Procedures (Questions) 8.3 QA for Treatment Planning…
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer
Study [Reference] Patient number Stage of cancer Rate of T3-T4 disease Dose (Gy) Hormonal therapy Median f/u (year) bNED DSS OS Late GI toxicity Late GU toxicity Shipley [16] 202…
IGRT for IMRT
Fig. 5.1 Image registration measuring geometric variation between treatment planning and actual positioning prior to the start of treatment (blended images of planning CT and kV-CBCT images are shown) Ideally,…
Gynecologic Malignancies
Fig. 21.1 Axial computed tomography images showing isodose distributions for conventional (top left) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (top right) plans for a patient with a gynecologic malignancy. The graph (bottom)…
Breast Cancer
Fig. 14.1 A forward-planned intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plan (left) vs. a conventional wedge plan (right) Fig. 14.2 A 107 % isodose cloud (blue) visible on a digitally reconstructed radiograph…
