| Question 1: Why doesn’t TG 182 present a prescriptive list of QM procedures? |
| Reference: | M. S. Huq, B. A. Fraass, P. B. Dunscombe, J. P. Gibbons, Jr., G. S. Ibbott, A. J. Mundt, et al., The report of Task Group 100 of the AAPM: Application of risk analysis methods to radiation therapy quality management. Med Phys 2016 Vol. 43 Issue 7 Pages 4209
Accession Number: 27370140 PMCID: PMC4985013 DOI: 10.1118/1.4947547
https://www.aapm.org/pubs/reports/detail.asp?docid=156 |
| Choice A: | The list just gets too long for any clinic to do. |
| Choice B: | The members of the task group had very strong and divergent opinions on what needs to be done. |
| Choice C: | The QM depends not only on the device but on the procedures as practiced at a facility. |
| Choice D: | A list of QM procedures should come from a Medical Physics Practice Guideline. |
| Question 2: According to TG 100, QM design Should come from which of the following? |
| Reference: | M. S. Huq, B. A. Fraass, P. B. Dunscombe, J. P. Gibbons, Jr., G. S. Ibbott, A. J. Mundt, et al., The report of Task Group 100 of the AAPM: Application of risk analysis methods to radiation therapy quality management. Med Phys 2016 Vol. 43 Issue 7 Pages 4209
Accession Number: 27370140 PMCID: PMC4985013 DOI: 10.1118/1.4947547
https://www.aapm.org/pubs/reports/detail.asp?docid=156 |
| Choice A: | A risk analysis |
| Choice B: | The consensus of experts |
| Choice C: | Equipment vendors |
| Choice D: | Government regulations |
| Question 3: Which interlock test performed during quarterly QA is not a fail-safe to immediately stop the procedure? |
| Reference: | Thomadsen, B. R., Biggs, P. J., Cardarelli, G. A., Chu, J. C. H., Cormack, R. A., Feng, W., Heaton, H. T., Hiatt, J. R., Law, J. N., Limmer, J. P., Ouhib, Z., Pai, S., Pillai, S., Ringor, M. R., Rivard, M. J., Waldron, T. J., Caldwell, B. S., Holt, R. W., Pike, T. L., … Weigand, F. (2020). Electronic intracavitary brachytherapy quality management based on risk analysis: The report of AAPM TG 182. Medical Physics, 47(4), e65–e91. |
| Choice A: | source not within the ionization chamber |
| Choice B: | source electrical connection or no filament |
| Choice C: | pullback force exceeded |
| Choice D: | coolant flow not detected |
| Choice E: | power failure |
| Question 4: Which item is not included in the Xoft QA Toolkit? |
| Reference: | Thomadsen, B. R., Biggs, P. J., Cardarelli, G. A., Chu, J. C. H., Cormack, R. A., Feng, W., Heaton, H. T., Hiatt, J. R., Law, J. N., Limmer, J. P., Ouhib, Z., Pai, S., Pillai, S., Ringor, M. R., Rivard, M. J., Waldron, T. J., Caldwell, B. S., Holt, R. W., Pike, T. L., … Weigand, F. (2020). Electronic intracavitary brachytherapy quality management based on risk analysis: The report of AAPM TG 182. Medical Physics, 47(4), e65–e91. |
| Choice A: | Electronic Treatment Abort to conduct remaining electrons away from the cathode |
| Choice B: | Pullback Travel Indicator to confirm the pullback distance accuracy |
| Choice C: | Applicator Depth Gauge to confirm that the Axxent balloon applicator length is correctly located |
| Choice D: | Source Length Gauge to confirm the source length |
| Choice E: | Shielded Test Fixture to shield irradiation of the operator during the tests |
| Question 5: In this task group, which of the following INTRABEAM procedure was selected for the design of model QM program? |
| Reference: | Thomadsen, B. R., Biggs, P. J., Cardarelli, G. A., Chu, J. C. H., Cormack, R. A., Feng, W., Heaton, H. T., Hiatt, J. R., Law, J. N., Limmer, J. P., Ouhib, Z., Pai, S., Pillai, S., Ringor, M. R., Rivard, M. J., Waldron, T. J., Caldwell, B. S., Holt, R. W., Pike, T. L., … Weigand, F. (2020). Electronic intracavitary brachytherapy quality management based on risk analysis: The report of AAPM TG 182. Medical Physics, 47(4), e65–e91. |
| Choice A: | Intra-cranial procedure using sterile catheters |
| Choice B: | Intraoperative Breast Irradiation |
| Choice C: | Head & Neck IORT procedure |
| Choice D: | Kypho IORT procedure |
| Question 6: Pre-treatment QA for INTRABEAM IORT procedure includes: |
| Reference: | Zeiss INTRABEAM® System Manual PRS 500 with XRS |
| Choice A: | Radiation isocenter and light field check |
| Choice B: | SSD & Energy check |
| Choice C: | Dose rate of the X-ray source and Isotropy check |
| Choice D: | Tissue attenuation and Inverse square factor |
