Total Body Irradiation Practice Questions

Question 1

Precisely directed high dose radiation is used in which of the following therapies?

Accepted Answer

Stereotactic radiosurgery

Answer

EBRT

Answer

IMRT

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Brachytherapy

Question 2

The standard radiation therapy dose for consolidation treatment in early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma is:

Accepted Answer

Standard dose: 20-30 Gy

Answer

Moderate dose: 30-40 Gy

Answer

High dose: 50-60 Gy

Answer

Intermediate dose: 40-50 Gy

Question 3

Which of the following reflects a key health initiative promoted by the Colombo Plan?

Accepted Answer

Strengthening human resources for healthcare

Answer

Promoting cobalt therapy initiatives for cancer treatment

Answer

Establishing treatment facilities for various diseases

Answer

Support for diagnostic imaging technology in healthcare

Question 4

Most common endocrine complication of intracranial radiotherapy is

Accepted Answer

Growth hormone deficiency

Answer

TSH deficiency

Answer

Addison's disease

Answer

Cushing's syndrome

Question 5

Radiotherapy has the most significant therapeutic role in:

Accepted Answer

Sarcomas

Answer

Monoclonal gammopathy

Answer

Tuberculosis

Answer

Sarcoidosis

Question 6

Late effects of radiation therapy include:

Accepted Answer

Mucositis, Enteritis, Pneumonitis, Somatic mutations

Answer

Mucositis, Enteritis, Nausea and vomiting, Pneumonitis

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Enteritis, Nausea and vomiting, Pneumonitis, Somatic mutations

Answer

Mucositis, Nausea and vomiting, Pneumonitis, Somatic mutations

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding thermal injury is correct?

Accepted Answer

Lund-Browder chart is the most accurate method for estimating TBSA in children

Answer

In child below 5 years, genitals form 1% of area

Answer

Rule of nines is more accurate than Lund-Browder chart in children

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Burn index is the standard clinical method for assessing burn severity

Question 8

A 65-year-old presents with chronic knee pain, varus deformity, and medial joint space narrowing. BMI is 32. Best treatment option?

Accepted Answer

Total Knee Replacement

Answer

Arthroscopic Debridement

Answer

Unicompartmental Knee Replacement

Answer

High Tibial Osteotomy

Question 9

A 28-year-old male patient presents with colicky abdominal pain along with vomiting. X-ray abdomen shows:

Accepted Answer

Small bowel obstruction

Answer

Pseudo-obstruction

Answer

Cancer colon

Answer

Paralytic ileus

Question 10

What is the standard treatment of whole-brain radiotherapy (WB) for brain Metastasis?

Accepted Answer

30 grays (Gy) in 10 fractions

Answer

20 grays (Gy) in 10 fractions

Answer

30 grays (Gy) in 5 fractions

Answer

15 grays (Gy) in 10 fractions

Total Body Irradiation — MCQs

Total Body Irradiation — MCQs

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