Radiation Therapy Crossword Puzzle

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LINEAR ACCELERATOR: Machine used to treat cancer patients
SIM: CT machine used specifically to prepare patients for treatment
ODI: Projected ruler from gantry head to patient to measure SSD
SSD: Measurement from source of radiation (target) to skin
PENDANT: Controls couch and gantry movements
LEVELING: Using three points or tattoos to align patient
SHIFT: Movement from tattoo to get to the isocenter location
COUCH KICK: Rotation of the couch from 0 degrees. It can be done after imaging.
FIELD LIGHT: The light displayed from the gantry head.
MLCS: Smaller metal blocks to collimate treatment field to specific/unique shapes
VERTICAL: Moves the couch in the up and down motion.
LONGITUTIDINAL : Moves the couch in an in and out motion.
Orthogonal Pair: KV images taken at angles 90 degrees apart for image matching prior to treatment
VMAT: IMRT treatments with gantry motion
PORTAL IMAGE: Images taken from the MV source to confirm treatment field
SRS: Very high dose to tumor within brain treated in 1 fraction
Surface Guided Radiation Therapy: Uses an optical system to track the patient’s surface
DIBH: Treatment only occurs while patient is holding their breath
Megavoltage: The energy range that is used for radiation treatments
CBCT: imaging performed on the Linac to match the patient using 3D images similar
to a CT scan

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QUESTIONS LIST:

linear accelerator: machine used to treat cancer patients
sim: ct machine used specifically to prepare patients for treatment
odi: projected ruler from gantry head to patient to measure ssd
ssd: measurement from source of radiation (target) to skin
pendant: controls couch and gantry movements
leveling: using three points or tattoos to align patient
shift: movement from tattoo to get to the isocenter location
couch kick: rotation of the couch from 0 degrees. it can be done after imaging.
field light: the light displayed from the gantry head.
mlcs: smaller metal blocks to collimate treatment field to specific/unique shapes
vertical: moves the couch in the up and down motion.
longitutidinal : moves the couch in an in and out motion.
orthogonal pair: kv images taken at angles 90 degrees apart for image matching prior to treatment
vmat: imrt treatments with gantry motion
portal image: images taken from the mv source to confirm treatment field
srs: very high dose to tumor within brain treated in 1 fraction
surface guided radiation therapy: uses an optical system to track the patient’s surface
dibh: treatment only occurs while patient is holding their breath
megavoltage: the energy range that is used for radiation treatments
cbct: imaging performed on the linac to match the patient using 3d images similar
to a ct scan