| Question 1: In proton radiation therapy, the physicist should follow which protocol for determining the absorbed dose to water? |
| Reference: | Andreo, Pedro, et al. "Protocols for the dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams: a comparison of the IAEA TRS-398 and previous international Codes of Practice." Physics in Medicine & Biology 47.17 (2002): 3033.
Newhauser, Wayne. "International commission on radiation units and measurements report 78: Prescribing, recording and reporting proton-beam therapy." (2009): 60-62. |
| Choice A: | AAPM TG-51 |
| Choice B: | IAEA TRS 398 |
| Choice C: | AAPM TG-224 |
| Choice D: | ICRU Report 78 |
| Question 2: Recommendations for routine physics quality assurance tests for proton therapy can be found in: |
| Reference: | Arjomandy, Bijan, et al. "AAPM task group 224: Comprehensive proton therapy machine quality assurance." Medical physics 46.8 (2019): e678-e705. |
| Choice A: | AAPM TG-51 |
| Choice B: | IAEA TRS 398 |
| Choice C: | AAPM TG-224 |
| Choice D: | ICRU Report 78 |
| Question 3: The field size for single room proton therapy installations is larger than the field size for multi-room installations |
| Reference: | Discussed by M. Bussiere, Y. Lin and A. Paxton in the course of the session |
| Choice A: | True |
| Choice B: | False |
| Question 4: The accelerators used for single room proton therapy systems are : |
| Reference: | Discussed by A. Paxton, Y. Lin and M. Bussiere in the educational session |
| Choice A: | Isochronous cyclotrons |
| Choice B: | Synchrotrons |
| Choice C: | Synchrocyclotrons |
| Choice D: | All of the above |
| Question 5: Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithms are required for all single room proton therapy systems |
| Reference: | Taylor, Paige A., Stephen F. Kry, and David S. Followill. "Pencil beam algorithms are unsuitable for proton dose calculations in lung." International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 99.3 (2017): 750-756. |
| Choice A: | True |
| Choice B: | False |
| Question 6: Proton pencil beam spot shape(sigma) and position accuracy can be characterized using which quality assurance device |
| Reference: | Arjomandy, Bijan, et al. "AAPM task group 224: Comprehensive proton therapy machine quality assurance." Medical physics 46.8 (2019): e678-e705. |
| Choice A: | Bragg-peak chamber |
| Choice B: | Multi-layer ion chamber (MLIC) |
| Choice C: | Scintillation Detector |
| Choice D: | TLDs |
