| Question 1: Where can you find the RT credentialing requirements for all RT NCTN protocols?
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| 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?
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| 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?
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| 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
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| 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:
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| Reference: | NRG Survey Results
https://www.nrgoncology.org/Scientific-Program/Scientific-Core-Committees/Radiation-Oncology-Committee/Medical-Physics-Subcommittee
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| 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?
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| 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
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| Choice A: | ABT Associates. |
| Choice B: | ASTRO. |
| Choice C: | ACR. |
| Choice D: | AAPM. |
| Choice E: | None. |
