| Question 1: According to AAPM TG-142, quality assurance of medical accelerators should include:
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| Reference: | Klein et al.: Task Group 142 Report: Quality assurance of Medical Accelerators, Med. Phys. 36 (9), 4197-4212 (2009) |
| Choice A: | Dosimetry, mechanical and safety. |
| Choice B: | Imaging. |
| Choice C: | Special devices/procedures. |
| Choice D: | All of the above. |
| Question 2: Compared with the conventional manual QA processes, which of the following descriptions about autonomous QA processes is right:
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| Reference: | 1. Gilmer Valdes, Olivier Morin, Yanisley Valenciaga, Niel Kirby, Jean Pouliot, Cynthia Chuang: Use of TrueBeam developer mode for imaging QA, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 16 (4), 322-333(2015)
2. Cesare H Jenkins, Dominik J Naczynski, Shu-Jung S Yu, Yong Yang and Lei Xing, Automating quality assurance of digital linear accelerators using a radioluminescent phosphor coated phantom and optical imaging, Phys. Med. Biol. 61, L29-L37 (2016)
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| Choice A: | More efficient, but less accurate. |
| Choice B: | More efficient, but complicated and unstable. |
| Choice C: | More efficient, more stable and accurate. |
| Choice D: | Less efficient, but more stable and accurate. |
| Question 3: Typically, an autonomous QA process includes:
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| Reference: | 1. Gilmer Valdes, Olivier Morin, Yanisley Valenciaga, Niel Kirby, Jean Pouliot, Cynthia Chuang: Use of TrueBeam developer mode for imaging QA, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 16 (4), 322-333(2015)
2. Cesare H Jenkins, Dominik J Naczynski, Shu-Jung S Yu, Yong Yang and Lei Xing, Automating quality assurance of digital linear accelerators using a radioluminescent phosphor coated phantom and optical imaging, Phys. Med. Biol. 61, L29-L37 (2016)
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| Choice A: | Automatic data acquisition. |
| Choice B: | Automatic data processing. |
| Choice C: | Automatic analysis and reporting. |
| Choice D: | All of the above. |
| Question 4: The accuracy of Automating QA for mechanical and geometric tests using a radioluminescent phosphor coated phantom and optical imaging could be:
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| Reference: | Cesare H Jenkins, Dominik J Naczynski, Shu-Jung S Yu, Yong Yang and Lei Xing, Automating quality assurance of digital linear accelerators using a radioluminescent phosphor coated phantom and optical imaging, Phys. Med. Biol. 61, L29-L37 (2016) |
| Choice A: | <0.1mm |
| Choice B: | 0.1mm~0.2mm |
| Choice C: | ~0.5mm |
| Choice D: | 1 mm |
| Question 5: Which QA data storage method is best for future data analysis, mining, and sharing?
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| Reference: | M.Y.Y. Law, B. Liu, L.W. Chan, Informatics in Radiology—DICOM-RT based electronic patient record information system for radiation therapy, Radiographics, 29 (2009), pp. 961–972
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| Choice A: | Portable document format (PDF). |
| Choice B: | Database. |
| Choice C: | Excel spreadsheets. |
| Choice D: | Paper. |
| Question 6: What benefit does QA protocol standardization provide?
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| Reference: | Santanam, L. et al. Standardizing naming conventions in radiation oncology. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 83, 1344–1349 (2012)
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| Choice A: | Improved communication between multiple clinics. |
| Choice B: | Ensures that efficient QA procedures are being used. |
| Choice C: | Improves data analysis. |
| Choice D: | All of the above. |
| Question 7: What is a folksonomy?
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| Reference: | Pink, Daniel H. (11 December 2005). "Folksonomy". New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2009
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| Choice A: | A user generated way of classifying items. |
| Choice B: | A classification method that is controlled by a certain group. |
| Choice C: | A new type of hippie commune. |
| Choice D: | All of the above. |
| Question 8: The best method to get the structural data from the Mosaiq database (or ARIA database) to an physics chart check program is:
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| Reference: | - Deshan Yang, Yu Wu , Ryan S Brame , Sridhar Yaddanapudi , Dharanipathy Rangaraj , Harold Li , S. Murty Goddu , Sasa Mutic, Electronic chart checks in a paperless radiation therapy clinic, Medical Physics, 2012, 39(8), pp 4726-4732
- Harold Li, Yu Wu, Deshan Yang, Sasa Mutic, Software tool for physics chart checks, Practical Radiation Oncology, 2014, 4(6), e217-25
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| Choice A: | To manual export the data in Mosaiq then import the data into the physics chart check program. |
| Choice B: | The physics chart check program to retrieve data directly from Mosaiq using SQL queries. |
| Choice C: | The physics chart check program to decode the treatment plan PDF documents to extract the treatment plan parameters. |
| Choice D: | To execute a script in Mosaiq to push data to a physics chart check program. |
| Question 9: Full and semi-automatic physics tools could be useful in:
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| Reference: | - Deshan Yang, Yu Wu , Ryan S Brame , Sridhar Yaddanapudi , Dharanipathy Rangaraj , Harold Li , S. Murty Goddu , Sasa Mutic, Electronic chart checks in a paperless radiation therapy clinic, Medical Physics, 2012, 39(8), pp 4726-4732
- Harold Li, Yu Wu, Deshan Yang, Sasa Mutic, Software tool for physics chart checks, Practical Radiation Oncology, 2014, 4(6), e217-25
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| Choice A: | Physics new start chart check. |
| Choice B: | Physics weekly chart check. |
| Choice C: | Treatment plan parameter check. |
| Choice D: | Physics workflow / task management. |
| Choice E: | All of the above. |
| Question 10: In the following statements, which one is the most correct?
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| Reference: | - Deshan Yang, Yu Wu , Ryan S Brame , Sridhar Yaddanapudi , Dharanipathy Rangaraj , Harold Li , S. Murty Goddu , Sasa Mutic, Electronic chart checks in a paperless radiation therapy clinic, Medical Physics, 2012, 39(8), pp 4726-4732
- Harold Li, Yu Wu, Deshan Yang, Sasa Mutic, Software tool for physics chart checks, Practical Radiation Oncology, 2014, 4(6), e217-25
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| Choice A: | Automated physics tools can replace medical physicists entirely. |
| Choice B: | Automated physics tools can perform chart check tasks effectively on the tasks that the tools are designed to handle. |
| Choice C: | Automated physics tools can cover >90% of the chart check tasks. |
| Choice D: | Automated physics tools can only cover <10% of the chart check tasks |
