2017 AAPM Annual Meeting
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Session Title: Physicists' Roles and Workload for NCTN (National Clinical Trials Network) Clinical Trials
Question 1: Where can you find the RT credentialing requirements for all RT NCTN protocols?
Reference: http://rpc.mdanderson.org/RPC/Credentialing/credentialing.htm
Choice A:IROC Houston website.
Choice B:NRG website.
Choice C:Medical Physics Journal.
Choice D:AAPM website.
Question 2: Which of the following is the main objective of CIRO?
Reference:http://rpc.mdanderson.org/RPC/Forms2/Tech_protocols/Clinic_user.aspx
Choice A:Standardize structure name convention across NCTN
Choice B:Promote innovative radiotherapy research across NCTN
Choice C:Standardize dose volume analysis metric across NCTN
Choice D:Promote innovative imaging research across NCTN
Question 3: Per NRG BR001 and BR002 trails, dosimetric constraints must be satisfied even at the expense of PTV coverage for which organ-at-risk?
Reference:Al-Hallaq et al: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2016.05.004
Choice A:Stomach.
Choice B:Bowel.
Choice C:Spinal cord.
Choice D:Brachial plexus.
Question 4: Meeting dose volume histogram constraints listed in the protocol tables also ensures that SBRT conformity metrics are also achieved. T/F
Reference:Al-Hallaq et al: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.09.030
Choice A:True.
Choice B:False.
Question 5: According to the survey results, the average time ratio spent by a physicist supporting active protocols per week is:
Reference:NRG Survey Results https://www.nrgoncology.org/Scientific-Program/Scientific-Core-Committees/Radiation-Oncology-Committee/Medical-Physics-Subcommittee
Choice A:30 minutes/ protocol.
Choice B:1 hour/protocol.
Choice C:2 hour/7 protocols.
Choice D:5 hours/10 protocols.
Choice E:9 hours/10 protocols.
Question 6: Which organization specifies FTE (Full time Equivalent) rates for physics supporting clinical trials in addition to their normal duties?
Reference:A. ABT Associates Abt Associates Inc. (2008). The Abt Study of Medical Physicist Work Values for Radiation Oncology Physics Services : Round III FInal Report. Radiation Oncology. Bethesda, MD. B. ASTRO: ASTRO. (2012). Safety is No Accident: A Framework for Quality Radiation Oncology and Care. Astro, 1-52. Retrieved from https://www.astro.org/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Clinical_Practice/Patient_Safety/Blue_Book/SafetyisnoAccident.pdf C. ACR: Mills, M. D. (2005). Analysis and practical use: The abt study of medical physicist work values for radiation oncology physics services - Round II. Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2(9), 782-789. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2005.02.009 D. AAPM: Scope of Practice of Clinical Medical Physics AAPM American Asociation of Physicists in Medicine, issue 17-B (2011) pp. 1-5
Choice A:ABT Associates.
Choice B:ASTRO.
Choice C:ACR.
Choice D:AAPM.
Choice E:None.
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