Chapter 1 From X-Rays to Ion Beams: A Short History of Radiation Therapy James M. Slater Abstract Radiation therapy (RT) developed in several eras. Patients’ needs for more effective treatment guided the efforts. The development of ion beam therapy (IBT) can be seen as a corollary in this continuous endeavor to optimize disease control while minimizing normal-tissue damage. It could not have materialized‚ however‚ without the curiosity‚ ingenuity‚ and perseverance of researchers‚ engineers
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want to work as an occupational therapist. Occupational therapy (OT) as a field‚ focuses on a variety of physical and functional impairments. Occupational therapists and assistants work with their consumers to help them to regain functionality to be able to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ such as bathing‚ getting dressed‚ eating‚ etc. The physiology of exercise plays a huge role in therapy and is definitely incorporated into therapy sessions. One main component of OT intervention is upper-body
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Summary of Electroconvulsive Therapy Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is defined as a procedure that involves electrical currents passing through the brain and deliberately producing a seizure (Mayo Clinic Staff‚ 2012). ECT is often utilized for mental illnesses‚ such as depression‚ when other treatments are found to be ineffective. Often times ECT has a negative connotation of intentionally shocking a patient and causing pain while hoping that they will be cured based
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Abstract Family Therapy is very important in many families and homes for several reasons. Family therapy helps many families with communication issues and it helps to resolve major family conflicts. Family therapy also assists family members become able to relate to one another in a positive way. Family therapy also helps families going through traumatic events such deaths‚ divorces‚ and major illnesses. Family therapy can involve certain members of the family or the
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Art Therapy Phua Yu Ting HELP University Outline I. Introduction A. Opener: B. Thesis statement: There are advantages and disadvantages of art therapy. II. The first advantage of art therapy is it helps people to express thoughts‚ feelings‚ and conflicts. A. Adults 1. Self-discovery and self-expression 2. Emotional growth B. Children 1. Relief stress 2. Express feelings with limited vocabularies III. Art therapy provides individuals with control over specific
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good or bad but thinking makes it so.” History of How Ellis developed his Framework Ellis had trained as a clinical psychologist. As he treated patients‚ he became increasingly dissatisfied with the results offered by traditional psychoanalytic therapy. He noted that while his patients were able to become aware of their underlying problems‚ their behavior did not actually change. By the 1950s‚ Ellis had started experimenting with other types of psychotherapy and was heavily influenced by philosophers
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Family Therapy Approaches Critique of Family Therapy Approaches William Jones University of Phoenix MFCT 556 Family Systems Theory Professor Desiree DeShay-Weakley‚ MSW LM07MFC07 December 18‚ 2008 This paper will give a brief background of Family Therapy and critique the various family systems approach. In addition‚ the paper will address the approaches that I will apply as a therapist. Family therapy‚ which
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Narrative Therapy Caroline Dobay August 9‚ 2012 COUN601 Steve Figley PhD Movement of Influence Narrative Therapy came from the Poststructural and Deconstruction movement (Hoffman‚ 2002) and asserts that people need other stories to be able to view their lives and to recognize the negativity in their stories is dominating and defining their lives and who they are. This defines a self-defeating‚ negative and dead-ended story of their lives. This is through the knowledge of the reality told
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Art therapy is used in many settings to aid in the treatment of victims through various populations. Art therapy is not only a creative outlet for patients‚ but it is also “used to encourage personal growth‚ increase self-understanding‚ and assist in emotional reparation” (Malchiodi‚ 2003). Art therapy is a way of giving the patients the opportunity to express their feelings in a way that is not too painful for them. The art therapy provided also enables the patient to express things that they may
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Opportunities such as surgery‚ medicine treatments‚ and multiple therapy options. Radiation therapy has impacted many people’s lives just in the last few years. Cancer patients especially‚ have been given another chance at life through a few treatment rounds. In the past to remove cancerous tumors and small masses‚ surgery was the only option to improve those patients lives; with advances in technology and medicine‚ radiation therapy has become a very likely option for these patients. An option
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