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3rd year students of medical faculty

Course: Medical Radiology

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1. Half-life is time required for … of radioactive material to decrease by 6. Charge of alpha-particle is:
one-half:
А. energy А. -2
B. penetration power B. -1
C. amount of nuclei C. +2
D. charge D. +4
E. velocity of decay E. Alpha-particle has no charge

2. Unit of activity is: 7. Beta-particle has:

А. rad (radiation absorbed dose) А. mass equal to the proton and charge -1
B. Curie (Ci) B. mass equal to the electron and charge -1
C. Grey (Gy) C. mass equal to the neutron and charge -1
D. Sievert (Sv) D. mass equal to the electron and no charge
E. Roentgen (R) E. no mass and no charge

3. Which physical effects of the interaction between photons and matter is 8. Penetration power of gamma-rays in human body is:
most basic for X-ray diagnostics?
А. Coherent interaction and photoelectric effect А. not more than 1 millimeter
B. Coherent interaction and Compton effect B. several millimeters
C. Compton effect and pair formation C. several tens of millimeters
D. Pair formation and photodesintegration D. several centimeters
E. Photoelectric effect and Compton effect E. several tens of centimeters

4. Which electron shell has maximum binding energy? 9. Half-life of 60

Co is:
А. N А. ≈5 hours
B. M B. ≈5 days
C. P C. ≈5 months
D. K D. ≈5 years
E. O E. ≈5 decades

5. In X-ray tube … of the energy of the electrons accelerated between and 10. Isodose curves are:
cathode anode is converted into heat:
А. ≈95-98% А. lines connecting all points with the same value of the absorbed dose
B. ≈85-88% B. lines connecting all points with the same value of the prescribed dose
C. ≈75-78% C. lines connecting all points with different value of the prescribed dose
D. ≈65-68% D. lines connecting all points with different value of the absorbed dose
E. ≈55-58% E. A and B are correct
11. EBRT for remainder of the breast is prescribed for a patient after 16. When planning radiotherapy regions with maximum concentration of tumor cells
lumpectomy performed for early stage breast cancer. This approach is: should be included into:
А. Curative А. Gross tumor volume
B. Palliative B. Clinical taget volume
C. Adjuvant C. Planning target volume
D. Neoadjuvant D. Treated volume
E. Symptomatic E. Irradiated volume

12. Power level of linear accelerators photons is: 17. Implantation of radioactive seeds directly in tumor tissue (without catheters
conductors) is used in treatment of:
А. 6 MeV exactly А. Breast cancer
B. More than 6 MeV B. Prostate cancer
C. Less than 6 MeV C. Cervical cancer
D. 1,25 MeV D. Uterine cancer
E. 12,5 MeV E. Rectal cancer

13. Conventional fractionation in EBRT is delivering: 18. Patient successfully cured of cervix cancer after combination of EBRT and
brachytherapy has a risk of development of radio-induced second malignancy in
pelvic region:
А. 1,8-2 Gy twice a week А. Immediately after completion of radiotherapy
B. 1,8-2 Gy every other day B. 3-6 month after completion of radiotherapy and later
C. 1,8-2 Gy 7 days a week C. 12 month after completion of radiotherapy and later
D. 1,8-2 Gy 6 days a week D. 3-6 years after completion of radiotherapy and later
E. 1,8-2 Gy 5 days a week E. 10 years after completion of radiotherapy and later

14. Sources usually used in brachytherapy emit predominantly: 19. Radiation ulcer may appear not early than … after completion of radiotherapy:
А. Protons А. 6 hours
B. Neutrons B. 6 days
C. Alpha particles C. 6 weeks
D. Beta particles D. 6 month
E. Gamma rays E. 6 years

15. Patient has solitary metastatic lesion in Th12. Clinical symptoms are 20. Total dose of irradiation for chronic phase of non-tumor diseases is:
absent. Which therapeutic approach is preferable?
А. External beam radiotherapy А. 3-4 Gy
B. Surgical removal B. 1-2 Gy
C. Observation C. 0,1-0,2 Gy
D. Radionuclide therapy with 32P D. 0,3-0,4 Gy
E. Radionuclide therapy with 90Sr E. 0,4-0,5 Gy