Mesothelioma Therapy Radiation Therapy

Question 1

What is the primary role of radiation therapy in mesothelioma treatment?

Accepted Answer

Palliative symptom control and adjuvant therapy

Answer

Curative monotherapy

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Replacing surgery

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First-line treatment

Question 2

Hemithoracic radiation after EPP is intended primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce local recurrence risk in the treated hemithorax

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Replace chemotherapy

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Stimulate immune response

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Improve breathing capacity

Question 3

Which radiation technique is considered most precise for mesothelioma, reducing dose to surrounding structures?

Accepted Answer

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

Answer

2D conventional radiotherapy

Answer

Total body irradiation

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Brachytherapy

Question 4

Prophylactic irradiation of procedure tracts is used in mesothelioma to prevent:

Accepted Answer

Seeding of tumor cells along biopsy or drain tracks

Answer

Pleural effusion recurrence

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Pneumothorax

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Lymph node metastasis

Question 5

Which organ is the primary dose-limiting structure during pleural mesothelioma radiation therapy?

Accepted Answer

Contralateral lung

Answer

Spinal cord

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Liver

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Heart

Question 6

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) is used in mesothelioma primarily for:

Accepted Answer

Treating discrete metastatic lesions

Answer

Whole-chest treatment

Answer

Replacing surgery entirely

Answer

Intraoperative radiation