Before a brachytherapy procedure begins, the source guides should be inspected to ensure they have no kinks.

Chart checks are done only before treatment starts and at the completion of the the treatment.

A therapist is checking flattness and symmetry during daily QA procedures before the treatment day.  What is the tolerance for flattness and symmetry of a 6MV beam in this instance?

A Radiation Oncology department has 3 linear accelerators that were installed at the same time.  The planning software does not have to be commissioned to each individual machine because they were installed at the same time – the dose calculated will be the same no matter which machine the plan is delivered on.

Which of the following types of testing occurs when a linear accelerator is installed to establish baseline values to be used in dosimetric calculations?

1. Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest?  

3.        Internal chemical reactions which consists of taking in molecules and chemically changing them to survive is known as _____________. 

5.    Three common components of a feedback loop are _________, __________, and __________.  

2.       We live in an ever-changing environment outside of our body, yet our internal conditions remain relatively stable. This is called __________.  

Climate distribution on Earth is primarily controlled by: