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A 7-year-old boy is scheduled to receive 3D conformal radiotherapy. The nurse knows that the parents understand the use of this type of radiation therapy when the father states:
 
  1. The standard margins will be targeted so that the tumor shrinks..
   2. This type of radiation is a last resort, so we should start planning for end-of-life care for our son..
   3. The radiation will occur while he is in surgery..
   4. The high doses of radiation will be concentrated on the tumor, and low doses of radiation will be concentrated on the surrounding tissue..

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The leading cause of death in adolescent males is:
 
  1. Suicide.
   2. Motor vehicle accidents.
   3. Falls.
   4. Homicide.



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1. This is a conventional focal radiation therapy.
2. Radiation is a common treatment for neoplasms.
3. Intraoperative radiotherapy occurs when the child is surgery.
4. The high doses of radiation concentrated on the tumor, and the low doses are concentrated on the surrounding tissue.

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1. The leading cause is not suicide.
2. The leading cause is not MVAs.
3. The leading cause is not falls.
4. The leading cause of death is homicide.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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