Quiz: What to Expect During a Radiation Therapy Session

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1. Q1.According to this article, how often do most people have external beam radiation therapy?

   AOnce a day, Monday through Friday, usually as an outpatientBOnce a monthCOnly once, for the entire course of treatmentDEvery weekend only

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2. Q2.What happens during the planning session called simulation, according to this article?

   AThe team maps the treatment area and may make skin marks or a body mold or maskBYou receive your first full dose of radiationCYou are given chemotherapyDNothing — simulation is only a phone call

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3. Q3.According to this article, what does the therapist do during the actual radiation delivery?

   ALeaves the room to control the machine, but watches and talks with you the whole timeBStands right next to you holding the machineCLeaves the building entirelyDAdministers an injection at the same time

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4. Q4.Does external beam radiation therapy make you radioactive, according to this article?

   ANo, you can safely be around others, including pregnant women and childrenBYes, you must avoid all contact with others for weeksCYes, but only for a few minutes after treatmentDThe article does not address this

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