Radiation Oncology

This site was started during the ASTRO 2006 Conference in Philadelphia to facilitate sharing of information by residents for the ABR Clinical Board Exams. Topics are arranged by clinical disease site, as defined on the ABR website. Please feel free to edit, add, or modify any topic. Highlighted text reflects topics tested during exams dating back to 1999.

Clinical Topics

Pediatric CNS Tumors

• Medulloblastoma
• Astrocytoma (glioma) low grade
• Astrocytoma, high grade
• Brain stem glioma
• Ependymoma
• Pineal/Germ cell
• Craniopharyngioma
• Optic tract
• Other

Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract

• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small bowel
• Colon/rectum
• Anus
• Pancreas
• Biliary tract
• Liver
• Other

Gynecology

• Cervix
• Endometrium/uterus
• Ovaries & fallopian tubes
• Vagina
• Vulva
• Other

Genitourinary (GU) Tract

Prostate

• Bladder
• Testes/seminoma
• Testes/nonseminoma
• Kidneys
• Ureter
• Urethra
• Penis
• Other

Lymphomas & Leukemias

• Hodgkin disease
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Multiple myeloma/plasmacytoma
• Total body irradiation
• Total skin irradiation
• Radioimmunotherapy
• Other

Head, Neck and Skin

• Larynx
• Oral cavity
• Oropharynx
• Hypopharynx
• Nasopharynx
• Salivary glands
• Orbits
• Temporal bone
• Skin
• Thyroid gland
• Other

Lung/Mediastinum

• Non-small cell cancer
• Small cell cancer
• Superior sulcus tumor
• Thymomas and/or other mediastinum tumors
• Other

Breast

• Early-stage breast cancer
• Locally advanced breast cancer
• Inflammatory breast cancer
• Carcinoma in situ, ductal and lobular
• Locally recurrent breast cancer
• Metastatic breast cancer
• Other

Bone & Soft Tissue

• Osteosarcoma and/or chondrosarcoma
• Ewing ’s sarcoma
• Other bone tumors
• Soft tissue sarcomas
• Desmoid tumor
• Kaposi’s sarcoma
• Other

Central Nervous System ( CNS)

• Astrocytoma, low grade
• Astrocytoma, high grade
• Medulloblastoma
• Brainstem glioma
• Ependymoma
• Pineal
• Brain
• Lymphoma
• Meningioma
• Pituitary
• Spinal cord
• Craniopharyngioma
• Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
• Optic tract
• Oligodendroglioma
• Other

Palliation

• Skeletal metastases
• Brain metastases
• Cord compression
• Vena cava syndrome
• Hemostases
• Relief of obstruction
• Other

Biostatistics

• Study design
• Definitions of statistical terms
• General interpretation & analysis
• Survival curves
• Specificity/sensitivity
• Tests of significance
• Phase III studies (randomized)
• Retrospective trials/historical controls
• Phase I & II studies (nonrandomized case control studies)
• Multiple trials/metaanalysis
• Lab tests/x-ray studies
• Other

Miscellaneous

• Ethics
• Intravascular brachytherapy
• Questions that do not relate to specific anatomical sites as listed above
• Other applications of irradiation

External links

• Wikipedia Radiotherapy article
• Wikibooks: Radiation Oncology Textbook
• American Society Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology – ASTRO: the official site for radiation oncologists
• RT Answers – ASTRO: patient information site
• The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group: an organisation for radiation oncology research
• European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• RadiologyInfo -The radiology information resource for patients: Radiation Therapy
• Academic Clinical Oncology and Radiobiology Research Network: A NCRI initiative to revitalise radiotherapy research in the UK
• Radiation therapy of breast cancer
• Who does what in Radiation Oncology? - A Useful breakdown of responsibilities of the various personnel within Radiation Oncology in the United States
• Brachytherapy for breast cancer -comprehensive description of modern brachytherapy-based approaches to Breast cancer care.