Radiation Therapy What is radiation therapy? According to wikipedia Radiation therapy discovered in 1889 also known as radiotherapy‚ radiation oncology‚ or XRT‚ is the medical use of ionizing radiation as a part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells. Radiotherapy may be used for curative or adjuvant cancer treatment‚ with curative being the cure and adjuvant being additional treatment. Radiation therapy can also be used as palliative treatment‚ which is where a cure is not possible and
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| Radiation Safety | UML-Radiation and Life Sec 031 | | Ryan M. Burnett | 3/11/2013 | | Radiological protection deals with methods and efforts of safeguarding people and the surroundings from the deadly effects of ionizing radiation that includes electromagnetic radiation and particle radiation. Sometimes radiation cannot be controlled or contained and accidents take place causing radiation leaks. For this reason‚ protocols and radiation safety has become a pre-curser in our
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Preparation Outline Public Speaking March 8‚ 2013 Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about radiation therapy. Central Idea: To clearly understand radiation therapy‚ you must know about the different types and side effects. Introduction During my life‚ I have seen how harsh cancer can be. It has took a toll of many people’s lives and changed families all over. I have witnessed it first hand as it has affected my family and has taken people from me who were very important. Experiencing
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Goetz‚ the Clinical Coordinator for Radiation Therapy at CCBC‚ came to Eastern Technical High School to speak with the Allied Health students about the Radiation Therapy program and profession. Radiation Therapists (RT) use high power x-rays to treat tumors and keloids. Therapy only treats the site of disease contrary to chemotherapy‚ which goes directly into the bloodstream and kills cells all over the body. The oncologist writes a prescription for radiation based on the patient’s stage of cancer
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Radiation Therapy Program Ever since I was a child‚ I wanted to become a nurse. My father was always in and out of the hospital as a result of diabetes. One of my earliest memories is of him telling me to become a nurse so that I can take care of him. He passed away when I was ten years old. As a result‚ I devoted my school career to pursuing a nursing degree‚ seeing as it was what my father wanted. That was until my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2007. I accompanied
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it can produce the most information from a patient while not delivering any ionizing radiation‚ unlike x-rays‚ fluoroscopy‚ etc. New safety screening technologies and safety practices have much promise in reducing these adverse events. MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic technology that can also be used with pregnant women‚ growing children‚ but also holds a variety of other benefits. The benefits of MRI including non-ionizing imaging‚ new safety precautions‚ and non-paralleled diagnostic value outweigh
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dangerous. They emit a type of radiation called radio frequency (RF) that has been shown to damage genetic material in blood cells‚ which can cause cancer. Radio frequency energy is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation are categorized into two type: ionizing and non-ionizing. Ionizing radiation are found in x-rays‚ cosmic rays‚ and radon. Non-ionizing radiations are found in radio frequency and extremely low-frequency or power frequency. Ionizing radiation increase the risk of cancer
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A lot of cancers do not have specific or noticeable signs. Therefore‚ prevention and correct screenings for cancer are of the greatest relevance. A lot of cancer screenings are normally age-specific. A primary care physician must suggest the correct screenings for cancer during yearly check-ups. There are several risk factors that are known to have an effect on and increase the associated risk of cancer. Healthcare experts advised that individuals take steps to manage their risk by making necessary
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effects on human health and control of air pollution‚ indoor air pollution‚ noise pollution; • describe water pollution‚ its causes and control; • describe thermal pollution; • describe soil pollution‚ its causes and control; • describe radiation pollution‚ sources and hazards. 10.1 POLLUTION AND POLLUTANTS Human activities directly or indirectly affect the environment adversely. A stone crusher adds a lot of suspended particulate matter and noise into the atmosphere. Automobiles emit from
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patient awareness and physician’s practice of defensive medicine. These issues have led to an increase in patient radiation dose every year. From 1996 to 2010 overexposure due to radiation has doubled. (Bardi‚ p.2) This is an alarming stat and shows that we need to really focus on this issue in the future. Another alarming stat is that Americans received seven times more radiation exposure from medical tests in 2006 than in the 1980’s. (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology‚ p.359) I believe
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