Quiz 3: "X-Ray Marks the Spot: Radiography Rumble

LINACs are like DJs at a rave—except instead of beats, they drop:

• Charged particles for CT

• High-energy X-rays or electrons for treatment

• Glow sticks

• Noise and scatter

When planning treatment, what’s your ultimate goal?

• Light up the patient like a disco ball

• Avoid Monday cases

• Maximize tumor dose, minimize normal tissue exposure

• Show off your contouring skills

Fractionation is just radiotherapy’s way of saying:

• “Let’s Netflix and treat—slowly.”

• “One does not simply blast all at once.”

• “Patients love multiple visits.”

• “Binge-radiation is the new norm.”

TBI’s beam spoiler sounds like drama but really it...

• Blocks treatment gossip

• Boosts skin dose in uniform whole-body irradiation

• Spoils patient mood

• Delays CT sim

A common late side effect that whispers, “I came to stay”?

• Hair loss

• Fibrosis

• Skin reddening

• Mouth ulcers

The gold standard for combining functional + anatomical imaging?

• Bone scan

• CT alone

• MRI

• PET-CT

When you say ALARA, you mean:

• “All Look A Radiographer’s Advice!”

• “Always Leave A Radiation Area”

• “As Low As Reasonably Achievable”

• “Auto-Level After Radiant Acquisition”