Case Study of Management Information System “When Radiation Therapy Kills” (Ethical and Societal Issues in Information System) Background of the case: When the new radiation therapies are raised‚ they’ve promised to cure people from illness. Contemporary radiation therapy offers a good example of society failing to anticipate and control the negative impacts of a technology powerful enough to kill people. Advanced technologies in radiation treatment represent hope and a chance to live and survive
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chemotherapy‚ and radiation. Surgery usually happens before the chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Eye Cancer Complications of treatment- It is not always necessary to treat the cancer immediately. Treatment is recommended when the tumor starts to grow or if it may spread to other parts of the body. Due to location of the cancer‚ you may or may not lose your sight. Limitations of treatment- Chemotherapy‚ Cryotherapy‚ External Beam Radiation Therapy‚ Laser Therapy‚ Radiation Plaque Therapy‚ or Enucleation
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the person and the amount of radiation exposed. • Pituitary axis Illnesses treated with radiation in areas containing the pituitary gland usually have a defect in the pituitary axis. The amount of damage of the total dose may be low as the one used to treat children with acute leukemia (18-40Gy) or many as 60Gy to treat a range of cancers such as pituitary tumors‚ nose‚ pharynx‚ and skull tumors‚ as well as dose size‚ Time for treatment. The higher the dose of radiation on the axis of the pituitary
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have skin cancer require surgery for effective initial treatment. However‚ there are several other nonsurgical options may be considered for the treatment of squamous cell and basal cell skin cancers such as topical medications‚ radiation therapy and photodynamic therapy. According to Dr. Anna Bar an Assistant Professor of Dermatologic Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University‚ there continues to be progress in nonsurgical treatments for skin cancer that are useful for people who‚ for whatever
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Throat Cancer Each year‚ smoking kills more people than AIDS‚ alcohol‚ drug abuse‚ car accidents‚ murder‚ suicide‚ and fires---combined! The use of tobacco increases the risk of contracting throat cancer. Throat cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers within the United States. Cancer of the larynx (or voice box) is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the larynx. The larynx is a short passageway shaped like a triangle that is just below the pharynx in
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Vitamins vs. chemotherapy and radiation for cancer therapy We have a general understanding of cancer--one-third of cancer patients die in five years. (1) With present therapies‚ only slow annual improvement is expected. Vitamins have been extensively demonstrated in clinic trials. (2)‚ (3) Vitamins can strengthen the immune system to improve regular therapies and safely kill cancer. Here we compare cancer therapy by multivitamins with radiation and most chemotherapies. The big question is: Why are
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operation. 3. Radiation Therapy In lieu of surgery‚ radiation therapy may be used as the primary treatment for prostate cancer. This method uses high energy rays to kill cancer cells. There are 2 types of radiation therapy. The first‚ external beam radiotherapy‚ delivers radiation to the prostate from outside the body. The second‚ prostate brachytherapy or internal radiation therapy‚ is done by placing grain-sized radioactive materials in the prostate via needles or catheter. 4. Hormone Therapy Hormone
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also get surgery‚ radiation or hormone therapy along with chemotherapy. Do all patients receive the same chemotherapy medicine? There are several types of chemotherapy the use of which depends on the type of cancer‚ various existing disease like diabetes‚ heart disease. Your doctor will choose the type of chemotherapy you need. The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays‚ gamma rays‚ neutrons‚ protons‚ and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a machine
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This type of therapy is efficient in destroying the cancer‚ but because the rays aren’t accurate and continue moving through the body until they exit‚ some of them are absorbed into surrounding healthy tissue. The most common areas of the body that are damaged by this type of radiation therapy is the bladder and other surrounding organs (Proton Therapy). Radiation itself is a known cause of cancer and this risk may outweigh the benefits
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plane and in other planes (sections) and with inhomogeneity corrections‚ when appropriate. The computer planning system can develop digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) that give beams-eye-views of the radiation fields. 6. Dosimetry. Dosimetry is calculation of the amount of radiation dose absorbed by the patient. Beam data for treatment units are available as depth dose charts that allow simple dose calculation For simple field arrangements (single fields and parallel opposed fields)‚ it
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