MISC:
Q1 Enumerate the types of interactions of X & Y rays with matter and explain in details the most commonly occurring effect during radiotherapy treatment with telcobalt unit.
Q2 How will you plan for equipment purchase in a newly established Radiotherapy department with limited financial resources. Give your priorities and explain
Q3 Explain in details the acute effects of accidental total body radiation exposure
Q4 Short Notes:-
(a) Accelerated fractionation
(b) Fast neutron therapy
(c) Thermo tolerance
(d) Photo dynamic therapy
Q5 Describe:
(a) Multileaf collimators
(b) Time compensators
(c) Permissible doses of radiation exposures
(d) R.B.E. & O.E.R.
MISC:
Q1. Classify tumor of Breast and explain in details lymphatic drainage of Breast.
Q2 Classify testicular tumors, describe in details the lymphatic drainage of testicular and work up for diagnosis
Q3 Compare and contrast various fractionation schedules used in radiotherapy
Q4 Short Note on:
- LQ Model
- Wedge Filters
Q5 Describe in details
- 4Rs of Radiotherapy
- Hyperthermia
2010:
1. Discuss the interaction of radiation with matter
2. Discuss the physical & clinal aspects of hyperthermia in oncology
3. Describe the characteristics of an ideal Brachytherapy source
Discuss the physical characteristics of Radioistopes used i.e Brachytherapy
4. What is a cell survival curve? Discuss the Linear Quadratic Model in Radiotherapy
5. Write short notes on
(i) PET scan
(ii) Cyber Knife
2011:
FIRST PAPER: Attempt any four
1. Define 'Tumour Lethal Dose'. Describe Various factors on which it depends. (25 Marks)
2. Describe differences in the beam characteristics of cobalt-60 teletherapy unit and 6 MV linear accelerator. (25 Marks)
3. Describe radiation treatment planning in 30 years old female who underwent breast conservative surgery. (25 Marks)
4. Describe the anatomy of uterine cervix with special reference to its suspensory ligaments and lymphovascular drainage. (25 Marks)
5. Describe in brief: (25 Marks)
a. Lymphatic drainage of tongue
b. What do you understand by 'Total Mesorectal Excision' in Ca rectum
SECOND PAPER: Attempt all
1. Discuss the role of radiotherapy in meningioma with emphasis on Gamma
Knife (25 Marks)
2. Describe the role of combination chemotherapy in advance Non Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung (25 Marks)
3. Write about role of hormone therapy in post menopausal breast carcinoma. (25 Marks)
4. Write Short Note on: (25 Marks)
a. P-N reaction
b. Trabectedin
2. Describe the role of combination chemotherapy in advance Non Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung (25 Marks)
3. Write about role of hormone therapy in post menopausal breast carcinoma. (25 Marks)
4. Write Short Note on: (25 Marks)
a. P-N reaction
b. Trabectedin
THIRD PAPER: Attempt all
1. Discuss the management of early stage testicular tumor (25 Marks)
2. How will you manage the case of carcinoma cervix stage IIB Bulky (25 Marks)
3. Describe the management of a case of anterior 2/3rd of tongue carcinoma (25 Marks)
4. Write Short Notes on: (25 Marks)
a. Differential diagnosis of Retinoblastoma
b. ALARA
FOURTH PAPER: Attempt all
1. Classify bone tumors. Describe management of Ewing's sarcoma of tibia (25 Marks)
2. How will you treat a case of advanced pancreatic cancer? (25 Marks)
3. How will you counter the organ motion in a radiotherapy treatment? Discuss various ways of gating (25 Marks)
4. Write a short note on: (25 Marks)
a. CLL
b. Ipilimumab
2012:
FIRST PAPER: Attempt all
1. Describe the anatomy and lymphatic drainage of breast. Discuss its implications in ca breast. (12.5 Marks)
2. Discuss pathogenesis and pathology of breast cancer (12.5 Marks)
3. What do you understand by beam modification? What are different methods of beam modification? Discuss "Wedge filter" in detail.
4. What is brachytherapy and its advantages? What are different methods of practice of brachytherapy? Describe physical characteristics of different radio-isotopes used in brachytherapy (25 Marks)
5. Write short notes on: (5 Marks each)
a. Percentage Depth Dose
b. Therapeutic Ratio
c. PET-CT and its use in Radiotherapy
d. Cell Survival Curve
e. Multileaf collimator
2013:
FIRST PAPER: Attempt any 4
1. Write short notes on:
a. Relation between RBE, LET, OER (9 Marks)
b. TLD (8 Marks)
c. Radioiodine therapy (8 Marks)
a. Radioprotectors (9 Marks)
b. Beam modifying devices (8 Marks)
c. Anatomy and lymphatic drainage of tongue (8 Marks)
a. Relation between RBE, LET, OER (9 Marks)
b. TLD (8 Marks)
c. Radioiodine therapy (8 Marks)
a. Radioprotectors (9 Marks)
b. Beam modifying devices (8 Marks)
c. Anatomy and lymphatic drainage of tongue (8 Marks)
a. Altered fractionation (9 Marks)
b. Pathological classification of Hodgkin's Lymphoma (8 Marks)
c. Micro MLC (8 Marks)
a. ICRU 62 (9 Marks)
b. Half Value Layer (8 Marks)
c. Basic physics of volumetric modulated arc therapy (8 Marks)
a. ELISA method (9 Marks)
b. Lung block in mantle field in lymphoma (8 Marks)
c. Radiation protection (8 Marks)
THIRD PAPER: Attempt all
1. Write short notes on:
a. Describe role of Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Head and Neck cancers
(12 Marks)
b. Classification of chemotherpeutic drugs and discuss platinum drugs in detail (11 Marks)
c. Intravesical BCG in ca bladder (11 Marks)
a. Stupp trial for GBM patients and current practice (11 Marks)
b. Role of Targeted Therapy in ca lung (11 Marks)
c. Basic principles of concurrent chemoradiation (11 Marks)
a. Advantages and disadvantages of pre-operative and post-operative radiotherapy in ca rectum (11 Marks)
b. Stereotact Radiotherapy in Pituitary Adenoma (11 Marks)
c. Investigations and management of stage II seminoma right testis in 25 year old male (11 Marks)
b. Classification of chemotherpeutic drugs and discuss platinum drugs in detail (11 Marks)
c. Intravesical BCG in ca bladder (11 Marks)
a. Stupp trial for GBM patients and current practice (11 Marks)
b. Role of Targeted Therapy in ca lung (11 Marks)
c. Basic principles of concurrent chemoradiation (11 Marks)
a. Advantages and disadvantages of pre-operative and post-operative radiotherapy in ca rectum (11 Marks)
b. Stereotact Radiotherapy in Pituitary Adenoma (11 Marks)
c. Investigations and management of stage II seminoma right testis in 25 year old male (11 Marks)
MISC:
1. Write short notes on:
a) Anatomy and Lymphatic drainage of Cervix
b) Lymphatic drainage of head & neck region
c) Pathological classification of tumors of the lung
2. Write short notes on:
a) Role of alcohol in cancer causation
b) Isodose cures
c) Mechanism of action of radiotherapy
3. Write short notes on:
a) Viruses in cancer
b) Cancer statistics in India
c) IGRT
4. Describe the following:
a) PET-CT scan
b) Immuno histochemistry-IHC
c) Linear accelerator
5. Write short notes on:
a) Radiation protection of radiation workers
b) Role of proton beam therapy in cancer
c) Whole body irradiation
2015:
First Paper: Attempt Any Four (9 +8+8=25)
1. Write short notes on
a. Anatomy and lymphatic drainage of Nasopharynx
b. Lymphatic drainage of breast
c. Pathological classification of Salivary Gland Tumours
2. Write short notes on (9 +8+8=25)
a. Heavy Particle Beam Radiotherapy
b. Effects of Irradiation on Cells
c. Percentage depth dose
3. Write short notes on (9 +8+8=25)
a. Brachytherapy in carcinoma prostage
b. Clinical importance of re-radiation in oncology
c. Intra operative Radiotherapy
4. Describe the following (9 +8+8=25)
a. Importance of MRI in Brain Tumours
b. Quality assurance in Radiotherapy
c. Cyber knife
Write short notes on (9 +8+8=25)
a. SBRT
b. Tomotherapy
c. Cranio-spinal irradiation
2016:
FIRST PAPER: Attempt any 4
1. Write short notes on:
a. Describe anatomy of breast and lymphatic drainage (9 Marks)
b. Anatomic relations and drainage of esophagus (8 Marks)
c. Pathogenesis and pathology of germ cell tumors of the testis (8 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Percentage Depth Dose (9 Marks)
b. Pair production (8 Marks)
c. Bragg Peak (8 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. Characteristics of radioactive isotopes used in brachytherapy (9 Marks)
b. LET and RBE (8 Marks)
c. PLD and SLD (8 Marks)
4. Write short notes on:
a. Stochastic and non-stochastic effects (9 Marks)
b. TLDs (8 Marks)
c. Intra-operative radiotherapy (8 Marks)
5. Write short notes on:
a. ICRU reports no. 50 and 62 (9 Marks)
b. Image-guided brachytherapy (8 Marks)
c. Patient immobilization devices (8 Marks)
FOURTH PAPER: Attempt any 2
1. Management of organ motion in radiotherapy (50 Marks)
2. QA of cobalt teletherapy (50 Marks)
3. Staging investigations of multiple myeloma (50 Marks)
2. QA of cobalt teletherapy (50 Marks)
3. Staging investigations of multiple myeloma (50 Marks)
2017:
FIRST PAPER
1. Write short notes on:
a. Proton Beam Therapy (9 Marks)
b. Chemoradiation and its importance (8 Marks)
c. Role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (8 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Palliative radiotherapy in cancer (9 Marks)
b. Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) (8 Marks)
c. Isodose curve (8 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. IGRT (9 Marks)
b. Oxygen effect (8 Marks)
c. Four R's of radiotherapy (8 Marks)
4. Write short notes on:
a. Lymphatic drainage of the head and neck region (9 Marks)
b. Lymphatic drainage of the testis (8 Marks)
c. Classification of ovarian tumors (8 Marks)
5. Write short notes on:
a. Multileaf collimator (9 Marks)
b. Oncogenes (8 Marks)
c. PET scan (8 Marks)
THIRD PAPER
1. Write short notes on:
a. Chemotherapy of colorectal cancer (12 Marks)
b. Sorafenib (11 Marks)
c. Chemotherapy of testicular tumors (11 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Choriocarcinoma (11 Marks)
b. Paclitaxel (11 Marks)
c. Role of hormone therapy in prostate cancer (11 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. Bevacizumab (11 Marks)
b. Hormonal therapy in breast carcinoma (11 Marks)
c. Management of side effects of chemotherapy (11 Marks)
2018:
FIRST PAPER: Attempt any 4
1. Short notes:
a. Describe anatomy of tongue and lymphatic drainage (9 Marks)
b. Anatomy relations and drainage of pancreas (8 Marks)
c. Pathogenesis and pathology of Wilms Tumor (8 Marks)
2. Write notes on:
a. Whole body irradiation (9 Marks)
b. Compton effects (8 Marks)
c. Boron Neutron capture therapy (8 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. Physical and biological aspects of particles in radiotherapy (9 Marks)
b. OER and RBE (8 Marks)
c. Photodynamic therapy (8 Marks)
4. Write short notes on:
a. Electron therapy (9 Marks)
b. Multileaf collimator (8 Marks)
c. SBRT (8 Marks)
5. Write short notes on:
a. Cyberknife (9 Marks)
b. ICRU points (8 Marks)
c. Point A and B (8 Marks)
SECOND PAPER: Attempt all
1. Write short notes on:
a. Staging of carcinoma of breast (12 Marks)
b. Organ preservation therapy in carcinoma of larynx (11 Marks)
c. Chemotherapy protocols for carcinoma of anal canal (11 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Gamma knife (11 Marks)
b. Management of small cell carcinoma of lung (11 Marks)
c. Glioblastoma multiforme (11 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. Current status of preoperative radiotherapy (11 Marks)
b. Management of hand-foot syndrome (11 Marks)
c. Role of radiotherapy in brain metastasis (11 Marks)
THIRD PAPER: Attempt all
1. Write short notes on:
a. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy of carcinoma of cervix IIIB (12 Marks)
b. Immunotherapy (11 Marks)
c. Chemoradiotherapy of stomach cancer (11 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Cisplatin (11 Marks)
b. Management of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (11 Marks)
c. Treatment protocol of prophylactic cranial irradiation (11 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. Treatment of stage I carcinoma of vocal cord (11 Marks)
b. Management of carcinoma of post-cricoids (11 Marks)
c. Locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (11 Marks)
2019:
FIRST PAPER: Attempt any 4
1. Write short notes on:
a. Describe anatomy of testis and lymphatic drainage
b. Anatomic relations and drainage of stomach
c. Pathogenesis and pathology of retinoblastoma
2. Write short notes on:
a. Gliadel wafer
b. Electron therapy
c. Tomotherapy
3. Write short notes on:
a. Hyperthermia
b. Cyberknife
c. Respiratory gating
4. Write short notes on:
a. Gamma knife
b. IORT
c. Pair production
5. Write short notes on:
a. LET and RBE
b. Two-dimensional radiotherapy planning
c. Lymph nodes level in head and neck carcinoma
THIRD PAPER: Attempt all
1. Write short notes on:
a. Chemo-radiotherapy in stage III carcinoma of base of tongue (12 Marks)
b. Temporal sparing radiotherapy (11 Marks)
c. Amifostine (11 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Cyclophosphamide (11 Marks)
b. Management of small cell carcinoma of cervix (11 Marks)
c. Sanctuary sites and its management (11 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. Treatment of stage I carcinoma breast (11 Marks)
b. Management of carcinoma of medulloblastoma (11 Marks)
- Locally advanced carcinoma of rectum (11 Marks)
FOURTH PAPER:
1. Staging investigations and management of non Hodgkin's lymphoma (50
Marks)
2. Stereotactic Radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy (50 Marks)
3. Set up of radiotherapy department (50 Marks)
2. Stereotactic Radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy (50 Marks)
3. Set up of radiotherapy department (50 Marks)
SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE PREUNIVERSITY: FIRST PAPER:
1. What is fundamental basis of Tomotherapy? What are advantages and
disadvantages over conventional teletherapy techniques? (20 Marks)
2. Describe radiobiological basis of fractionation. Discuss various altered fractionation regimens used in radiotherapy(20 Marks)
3. Describe how anatomy and lymphatic drainage plays an important role in radiation treatment planning? Exemplify it with treatment of Nasopharynx(20 Marks)
4. Discuss the role of SBRT in early stage lung cancer. Discuss it's technique and results.(20 Marks)
5. Write short note on:
a. Compton effect (5 Marks)
b. ALARA (5 Marks)
c. Wedge filter (5 Marks)
d. LET and OER (5 Marks)
2. Describe radiobiological basis of fractionation. Discuss various altered fractionation regimens used in radiotherapy(20 Marks)
3. Describe how anatomy and lymphatic drainage plays an important role in radiation treatment planning? Exemplify it with treatment of Nasopharynx(20 Marks)
4. Discuss the role of SBRT in early stage lung cancer. Discuss it's technique and results.(20 Marks)
5. Write short note on:
a. Compton effect (5 Marks)
b. ALARA (5 Marks)
c. Wedge filter (5 Marks)
d. LET and OER (5 Marks)
SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE PREUNIVERSITY: FIRST PAPER:
1. Discuss the risk stratification in choriocarcinoma. Describe the
chemotherapy protocols and results for various groups. (20 Marks)
2. How do you classify testicular tumors? How will you manage a a patient with stage II non-seminomatous germ cell tumour of the testis? (20 Marks)
3. What is the rationale of APBI? Describe the various ways in which APBI is done and the clincial evidence in favour of or against APBI (20 Marks)
4. Give examples, rationale and clinical trials of integration of molecular targeted approaches with radiotherapy (20 Marks)
5. How do you manage a case of muscle invasive bladder cancer (20 Marks)
2. How do you classify testicular tumors? How will you manage a a patient with stage II non-seminomatous germ cell tumour of the testis? (20 Marks)
3. What is the rationale of APBI? Describe the various ways in which APBI is done and the clincial evidence in favour of or against APBI (20 Marks)
4. Give examples, rationale and clinical trials of integration of molecular targeted approaches with radiotherapy (20 Marks)
5. How do you manage a case of muscle invasive bladder cancer (20 Marks)
2020:
FIRST PAPER
1. What are different phases of clinical trial? Dexcribe in detail
about randomized controlled phase III clinical trial. Explain
about standard deviation and variance (25 Marks)
2. Short note:
a. Anatomy and lymphatic drainage of nasopharynx (9 Marks)
b. How does radiation interact with matter? What are different interaction processes? Discuss photoelectric effect in detail (8 Marks)
c. Electron therapy (8 Marks)
a. What is beam modification? What are different types of modifications used in radiotherapy. Discuss beam shielding in detail (9 Marks)
a. Anatomy and lymphatic drainage of nasopharynx (9 Marks)
b. How does radiation interact with matter? What are different interaction processes? Discuss photoelectric effect in detail (8 Marks)
c. Electron therapy (8 Marks)
a. What is beam modification? What are different types of modifications used in radiotherapy. Discuss beam shielding in detail (9 Marks)
b. Principles of chemoradiation in head and neck cancers (8
Marks)
c. Compton effect (8 Marks)
a. What is Brachytherapy? Enumerate it's advantages, disadvantages, limitations and it's types (9 Marks)
b. Describe 4 Rs of Radiobiology (8 Marks)
c. Stochastic and non-stochastic effects (8 Marks)
a. Discuss briefly dose, time and fractionation in radiotherapy (9 Marks)
b. CT simulator (8 Marks)
c. Lymphatic drainage of anal canal (8 Marks)
c. Compton effect (8 Marks)
a. What is Brachytherapy? Enumerate it's advantages, disadvantages, limitations and it's types (9 Marks)
b. Describe 4 Rs of Radiobiology (8 Marks)
c. Stochastic and non-stochastic effects (8 Marks)
a. Discuss briefly dose, time and fractionation in radiotherapy (9 Marks)
b. CT simulator (8 Marks)
c. Lymphatic drainage of anal canal (8 Marks)
SECOND PAPER
1. Short note:
a. Staging of carcinoma cervix (12 Marks)
b. Management of early glottis carcinoma (11 Marks)
c. Radiotherapy planning and techniques in carcinoma maxilla (11 Marks)
a. Management of early stage carcinoma breast (11 Marks)
b. Tomotherapy (11 Marks)
c. Radiation protection (11 Marks)
a. APBI (11 Marks)
b. Management of stage IIIA lung cancer (11 Marks)
a. Staging of carcinoma cervix (12 Marks)
b. Management of early glottis carcinoma (11 Marks)
c. Radiotherapy planning and techniques in carcinoma maxilla (11 Marks)
a. Management of early stage carcinoma breast (11 Marks)
b. Tomotherapy (11 Marks)
c. Radiation protection (11 Marks)
a. APBI (11 Marks)
b. Management of stage IIIA lung cancer (11 Marks)
c. Management of GBM (11 Marks)
THIRD PAPER
1. Short note:
a. Discuss contouring in case of carcinoma cervix IIB. Role of IMRT in ca cervix. (12 Marks)
b. Interstitial Brachytherapy (11 Marks)
c. Radiotherapy planning and techniques in carcinoma upper 1/3rd oesophagus (11 Marks)
a. Describe evolution of chemotherapy in ca colon. (11 Marks)
b. Role of brachytherapy in carcinoma prostate (11 Marks)
c. Role of neoadjuvant therapy in Ewing’s sarcoma (11 Marks)
a. Febrile Neutropenia (11 Marks)
b. Gating (11 Marks)
a. Discuss contouring in case of carcinoma cervix IIB. Role of IMRT in ca cervix. (12 Marks)
b. Interstitial Brachytherapy (11 Marks)
c. Radiotherapy planning and techniques in carcinoma upper 1/3rd oesophagus (11 Marks)
a. Describe evolution of chemotherapy in ca colon. (11 Marks)
b. Role of brachytherapy in carcinoma prostate (11 Marks)
c. Role of neoadjuvant therapy in Ewing’s sarcoma (11 Marks)
a. Febrile Neutropenia (11 Marks)
b. Gating (11 Marks)
c. Immunotherapy (11 Marks)
FORTH PAPER
1. Discuss management of carcinoma rectum (50 Marks)
2. Discuss management of ovarian epithelial malignancies (50 Marks)
3. Role of proton therapy in clinical practice (50 Marks)
2. Discuss management of ovarian epithelial malignancies (50 Marks)
3. Role of proton therapy in clinical practice (50 Marks)
2021:
FIRST PAPER: Attempt any 4
1. Write short notes on:
a. Describe the anatomy of mediastinum and classification of mediastinal tumours (9 Marks)
b. Describe with diagram the anatomy of nasopharynx and discuss the various routes of spread (8 Marks)
c. Discuss the lymphatic drainage of testes and their clinical implications (8 Marks)
a. Radioactive emissions (9 Marks)
b. Characteristics of electromagnetic radiation (8 Marks)
c. Photoelectric effect (8 Marks)
a. Beam direction Devices (9 Marks)
b. DIBH treatment (8 Marks)
c. Phantom and Radiation Field Analyser (8 Marks)
a. Personal Monitoring Devices (9 Marks)
b. Write short note on cell survival curve (8 Marks)
c. Write short note on characteristics of ideal brachytherapy source (8 Marks)
a. LET, RBE and OER (9 Marks)
b. Radiation Cataractogenesis (8 Marks)
a. Describe the anatomy of mediastinum and classification of mediastinal tumours (9 Marks)
b. Describe with diagram the anatomy of nasopharynx and discuss the various routes of spread (8 Marks)
c. Discuss the lymphatic drainage of testes and their clinical implications (8 Marks)
a. Radioactive emissions (9 Marks)
b. Characteristics of electromagnetic radiation (8 Marks)
c. Photoelectric effect (8 Marks)
a. Beam direction Devices (9 Marks)
b. DIBH treatment (8 Marks)
c. Phantom and Radiation Field Analyser (8 Marks)
a. Personal Monitoring Devices (9 Marks)
b. Write short note on cell survival curve (8 Marks)
c. Write short note on characteristics of ideal brachytherapy source (8 Marks)
a. LET, RBE and OER (9 Marks)
b. Radiation Cataractogenesis (8 Marks)
c. ARS (8 Marks)
a. APBI: Rationale and Techniques (12 Marks)
b. FIGO Staging of Cervix (11 Marks)
c. Systematic treatment protocols for adenocarcinoma lung (11 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Management of posterior fossa tumours of brain (11 Marks)
b. Management of retinoblastoma with emphasis on combined modality treatment (11 Marks)
c. Role of external beam radiation in management of lymphoma (11 Marks)
SECOND PAPER: Attempt all
1. Write short notes on:a. APBI: Rationale and Techniques (12 Marks)
b. FIGO Staging of Cervix (11 Marks)
c. Systematic treatment protocols for adenocarcinoma lung (11 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. Management of posterior fossa tumours of brain (11 Marks)
b. Management of retinoblastoma with emphasis on combined modality treatment (11 Marks)
c. Role of external beam radiation in management of lymphoma (11 Marks)
3. Write short notes on:
a. Radiation treatment technique for anal cancer (11 Marks)
b. Principles of chemoradiation (11 Marks)
a. Radiation treatment technique for anal cancer (11 Marks)
b. Principles of chemoradiation (11 Marks)
c. Intraluminal brachytherapy (11 Marks)
a. Chemotherapy regimens used in Osteogenic sarcoma (12 Marks)
b. Long course chemoradiation in rectal cancer (11 Marks)
c. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (11 Marks)
a. Hypoxic Cell Sensitizers (11 Marks)
b. Anti-angiogenesis drugs (11 Marks)
c. Carmustine wafers (11 Marks)
a. Hormonal therapy in breast cancer (11 Marks)
b. Anthracycline induced cardio-toxicity (11 Marks)
THIRD PAPER: Attempt all
1. Write short notes on:a. Chemotherapy regimens used in Osteogenic sarcoma (12 Marks)
b. Long course chemoradiation in rectal cancer (11 Marks)
c. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (11 Marks)
a. Hypoxic Cell Sensitizers (11 Marks)
b. Anti-angiogenesis drugs (11 Marks)
c. Carmustine wafers (11 Marks)
a. Hormonal therapy in breast cancer (11 Marks)
b. Anthracycline induced cardio-toxicity (11 Marks)
c. Palmar planter erythrodysesthesia (11 Marks)
2. Describe proton beam therapy and it’s clinical applications (50 Marks)
3. SBRT (50 Marks)
FORTH PAPER: Attempt any 2
1. Describe in detail the investigations, staging and treatment of locally advanced breast cancer (50 Marks)2. Describe proton beam therapy and it’s clinical applications (50 Marks)
3. SBRT (50 Marks)
2022
FIRST PAPER: Attempt any 4
1. Discuss normal distribution curves. Write briefly about type I and
type II errors in rejecting or accepting null hypothesis (25 Marks)
2. Write short notes on:
a. How does radiation interact with matter. Discuss photoelectric effect. (9 Marks)
b. Wedge filter (8 Marks)
c. Cyberknife (8 Marks)
a. Discuss LET, RBE and OER (9 Marks)
b. Lymphatic drainage of cervix (8 Marks)
c. ALARA principle (8 Marks)
a. Discuss in detail electron beam therapy (9 Marks)
b. Properties of ideal brachytherapy source (8 Marks)
c. Radium 223 (8 Marks)
a. Discuss LQ model in detail (9 Marks)
b. TLC badge (8 Marks)
c. Basic principles of radiation protection (8 Marks)
THIRD PAPER: Attempt all
1. Write short notes on:a. WHO step ladder pattern of pain management (12 Marks)
b. Various gating techniques (11 Marks)
c. Management of locally advanced carcinoma of rectum (11 Marks)
a. Maximum permissible dose (11 Marks)
b. Staging of carcinoma cecum (FIGO) (11 Marks)
c. Management of radiation reactions, chemoradiation in head and neck region (11 Marks)
a. Various hypofractionated radiation regimen in carcinoma breast (11 Marks)
b. Oncologic emergencies (11 Marks)
c. Molecular markers in lung cancer (11 Marks)
FORTH PAPER: Attempt any 2
1. Describe the TNM staging, molecular subtypes and modern management of locally advanced breast cancer (50 Marks)2. Describe modern management of carcinoma uterine cervix stage IB (50 Marks)
3. How will you plan a modern radition oncology department as per the existing guidelines? (50 Marks)
