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| An oncologic emergency: tumors that involve the spinal canal |
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| Compression of the spinal cord is most commonly caused by? |
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| Pain weakness along the particular nerve path to the appropriate extremity |
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| The 2 most common presenting symptoms of spinal cord compression |
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| radionuclide bone scan @ 95% |
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| How is diagnosis of spinal cord tumors demonstrated |
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| Primary Intramedullary Neoplasm Metastatic Intramedullary Neoplasm Metastatic Extradural Tumors Metastatic Tumors |
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| name 4 histological types of spinal cord tumors |
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| Within the bone marrow
Within the spinal cord
Within the medulla oblongata |
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| outside the dura mater lining |
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| Primary Intramedullary Neoplasm(s) |
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| ependymoma astrocytomas unclassified gliomas glioblastoma meningeal tumor miscellaneous neoplasms |
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| Metastatic Intramedullary Neoplasm |
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| Rare occurrence arising primarily from breast or lung tumors most involve the spinal column and skull can cause spinal cord compression |
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| Metastatic Extradural Tumors |
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| Most common malignancy lesion affecting the spinal cord arising from breast cancer, bronchogenic carcinomas, prostate carcinomas, testicular tumors, hypernephromas, lymphomas. These malignancies can infiltrate into the dura and into the vertebral canal. Once the lesion infiltrates into the vertebral canal, it can extend in every direction along the spinal cord. |
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| The most common primary mets to bone |
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| Single course surgery Laminectomy Post operative radiation cyst aspiration |
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| Treatment for: Primary Intramedullary Neoplasm & Metastatic Intramedullary Neoplasm |
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| 4500-5000 cGy in 40-50 fractions |
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| Primary Intramedullary Neoplasm tumor dose & # of fractions |
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| 3000 cGy in 12-15 fractions |
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| Metastatic Intramedullary Neoplasm tumor dose & # of fractions |
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| The most common site(s) for metastatic bone disease |
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| TSD 100 Single Field Setup AP Treat PA |
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| patient cannot lay prone due to pain what is the: Treatment Technique/Field Arrangement |
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| in treating the spine what is the preferred patient position |
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| 1 to 2 (physician preference) |
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| Field Borders: Superior and Inferior borders will cover between how many Vertebral bodies beyond the involved vertebrae |
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| between the vertebral bodies along the intervertebral disk |
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| Field Borders: borders should fall where |
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| 2 cm for every vertebral body 1 cm for every intevertebral disk |
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| Field size can be determined by estimating _____cm for every vertebral body and _____cm for every intevertebral disk to be included in the field |
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| Field(s) that can be used for: Cervical spine |
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| Field(s) that can be used for: Thoracic spine |
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| Field(s) that can be used for: Lumbar spine |
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| Parallel opposed spade PA spade |
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| Field(s) that can be used for: Sacrum |
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| 7 cervical bodies 4 cm depth 6 cm width |
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| # of cervical bodies in the spine approx. treatment depth approx. treatment width |
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| 12 thoracic bodies 5-6 cm depth 6-8 cm width |
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| # of thoracic bodies in the spine approx. treatment depth approx. treatment width |
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| 5 lumbar bodies 6-7 cm depth 6-8 cm width |
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| # of lumbar bodies in the spine approx. treatment depth approx. treatment width |
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| fused bones 4-5 cm depth 12-15 cm width (spade field) |
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| # of sacral & coccyx bodies in the spine approx. treatment depth approx. treatment width |
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