Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : SENIOR LECTURER IN RADIOTHERAPY NCA MEDICAL EDUCATION
Question Code : A

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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'SENIOR LECTURER IN RADIOTHERAPY NCA MEDICAL EDUCATION' And exam conducted in the year 2017. And Question paper code was '103/2017/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 103/2017/OL

D:-60 cm

Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-Which is false with regard to 6MV photon beam 7

A:-Depth of maximum dose = 1.5 cm

B:-10 cm PDD = 61%

C:-Small penumbra

D:-Homs {beam intensity off-axis) due to flattening filter design is approximately 9%

Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-With regard to composition of Lipowitz metal which is wrong

A:-13.3% tin

B:-50% bismuth

C:-3+6.7% lead

D:-10% cadmium

Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question31:-With regard to radiation treatment of patients with cardiac pacemakers which is wrong

A:-Pacemaker-implanted patients should never be treated with a betatron.

B:-Always keep the pacemaker outside the machine-collimated radiation beam, both during treatment and when taking
portal films

C:-Before treatment, estimate and record the dose {from scatter) to be received by the pacemaker. The total
accumulated dose should not exceed approximately 1 Gy

D:-If treatment with these quidelines is not possible the physician should consider having the pacemaker either
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Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-With respect to interaction of electron beam with bone which is false 7

A:-The isodose contours in the shadow of the bone are shifted proximally

B:-Dose outside {inside) the bone-water interface increases {decreases) by approximately 15% as a result of loss of
side scatter equilibrium

C:-The lateral dimension of the region having its dose perturbed by the bone increases with depth

D:-Maximum dose increase expected as a result of back scattered electrons is 5% and the maximum dose increase
expected inside bone and in adjacent exit tissue is approximately 7%

Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-Wrong about hot spot as per ICRU Report 62

A:-Volume outside PTV

B:-It receives dose >100% of specified PTV dose

C:-15mm diameter

D:-At least 2 *em”(2)" in a section

Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question34:-The difference between the volume enclosed by the external contour of the patient and that of the CTVs and
OARs on the slice that have been imaged is

A:-Treated volume

B:-PRV

C:-Modified PTV

D:-None of the above

Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question35:-Which of the followi is not correct for Rando phantoms 7

A:-They are used for determining the radiation absorption and reflection characteristics of the human body or a specific
organ

B:-The phantom is made of human tissue-equivalent materials to work with only णि x-rays

C:-The bones in the phantom are real human bones and the same cavities are present as in the human body

D:-Phantom slice are 2.5 cm thick each. There are 3x 3 *cm”2" dosimetric spaces in each slice for TLD

Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question36:-What is the flexure dose 7

A:-Alpha/beta x 0.1

B:-Alpha/beta x 0.2

C:-Alpha/beta x 0.37

D:-Alpha/beta x 0.63

Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-Which of the following match-ups is not correct conceming tissue and organ response to radiation 7

A:-Michalowski-flexible vs. hierarchical and alpha by beta ratio

B:-Rubin and Casarett-proliferation kinetics

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